PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 18 p4p, 3 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 96 p4p, 13 weight class). Maraçon has chosen Pistolero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Guns
vs
Maraçon

180 cm
35
192 lbs
25 - 18 - 2

186 cm
34
185 lbs
31 - 10 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a hook.
Guns throws a low kick, looking for Maraçon's leg but Maraçon calmly moves out of range.
Maraçon lands a nice shot that snaps Guns's head back.
Guns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Guns blocks the leg kick.
Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maraçon lands a glancing blow to the side of Guns's head.
Guns misses with a looping right.
Guns throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maraçon! But no joy.
Maraçon lands a jab to the head.
Maraçon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Maraçon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guns with a body shot.
Maraçon cracks Guns with a good jab.
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!
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Maraçon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Maraçon.
Guns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maraçon throws out a counter right but Guns avoids it with no problem.
Maraçon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maraçon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maraçon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maraçon lands an overhand right.
Guns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guns was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maraçon throws a shot to the body.
Guns scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Maraçon.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Maraçon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maraçon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maraçon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guns doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon staying out of range there.
Maraçon's corner calls for a 1-2. Maraçon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Guns does it's job there.
Maraçon tests Guns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maraçon can pounce on him.
Guns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maraçon counters with a left to the body.
Maraçon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guns swings widly with a right hand
and Maraçon counters with a head kick. That will keep Guns thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Guns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guns scores with a jab. Maraçon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guns misses with a looping left.
Maraçon feints a counter leg kick.
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Guns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maraçon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Maraçon responds with a good body kick, but Guns manages to step out the way in time.
Guns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maraçon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maraçon, right into the meat.
Maraçon lands an overhand right.
Guns takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Maraçon misses.
Guns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maraçon counters with a stiff right hand.
Guns misses with a hook.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maraçon with a nice cross.
Guns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maraçon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guns misses with a looping right.
Maraçon blocks a head kick by Guns.
And Maraçon responds with a good body kick, but Guns manages to step out the way in time.
Maraçon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guns throws an off balance right hand
and Maraçon counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Guns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maraçon.
Maraçon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Guns closes the distance and clinches.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Maraçon scores with a shot to the side of Guns's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maraçon.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Guns controls his hands.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Guns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Guns tries to work over Maraçon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guns is leaning against Maraçon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Maraçon.
Guns lands with a left to the head.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Guns.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Maraçon breaks from the clinch.
Maraçon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guns thuds a left hand into Maraçon's body.
Guns throws a leg kick but Maraçon checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guns misses with a looping right.
Guns throws a big shot that misses.
Maraçon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guns jabs at Maraçon's body.
Maraçon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guns on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maraçon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guns misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
Guns misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maraçon. Guns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guns lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maraçon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Maraçon there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns just misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns lands an overhand right.
Maraçon swats away the attempt to clinch by Guns.
Guns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Guns.
Guns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maraçon 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.
Maraçon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Maraçon. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guns.
Guns throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a front kick aimed at Guns's knee but Guns avoids it well.
Guns moves out of range of the body kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon blocks a head kick by Guns.
Maraçon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guns doesn't seem bothered though.
Guns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maraçon's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maraçon thows a body kick. Guns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guns is looking to clinch.
Maraçon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Guns.
Maraçon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maraçon. Guns shrugs it off though.
Maraçon throws a leg kick which misses Guns's front leg but catches the back leg as Guns tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maraçon misses with a straight right.
Maraçon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guns takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Maraçon has closed the distance and engaged Guns in a clinch.
Maraçon blocks an elbow strike from Guns.
Guns blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Guns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guns.
Guns stalling.
Guns throws an elbow that misses.

Guns manages to break the clinch.
Maraçon throws out a loose jab but Guns uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guns moves away.
Maraçon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick
and Maraçon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy body kick from Maraçon
and Guns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick
and Maraçon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looks to land a body kick but Guns moved away.
A quick step to the side and Guns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guns, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Maraçon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maraçon slips under a jab.
Maraçon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maraçon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maraçon tries to land a front kick but Guns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Maraçon moves out of range easily.
Guns staying out of range there.
It looked like Guns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Guns has taken the fight to the clinch.

Guns breaks from the clinch.

Guns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maraçon up against the cage.
Maraçon is working Guns over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maraçon lands the left hand.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the head.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maraçon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guns scores with a decent looking hook.
Guns avoids the body shot from Maraçon.
Guns 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.
Maraçon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guns appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maraçon takes a swing at Guns's ribcage but misses.
Maraçon throws a push kick but Guns slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Maraçon moves out of range easily.
Guns throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Maraçon scoring well with a low kick there.
Maraçon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Guns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maraçon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maraçon counters with an outside leg kick.
Maraçon swats away the attempt to clinch by Guns.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Maraçon.
Guns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Guns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good work by Maraçon as he checks the leg kick.
Guns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Guns. Those never looked like landing.
Guns thuds his right hand into Maraçon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maraçon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guns.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns moves out of range as Maraçon strikes.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Maraçon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maraçon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maraçon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maraçon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Maraçon staying out of range there.
Maraçon scores with the left hand. Guns knows he should have avoided that one.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Guns.
Guns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maraçon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maraçon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maraçon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws a solid leg kick but Maraçon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guns.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Maraçon tries to move into range but Guns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guns.
The fighters circling - Guns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Guns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guns misses with a low kick.
Guns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a jab to the nose.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guns moves away.
Maraçon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maraçon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maraçon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maraçon misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns looks to land a left hand but Maraçon moved out of range nicely.
Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Guns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maraçon scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maraçon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maraçon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maraçon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maraçon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guns takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Maraçon tenderised Guns's leg. Guns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guns avoids the head kick by Maraçon.
Guns blocks the body kick.
Maraçon lands a nice looking body shot.
Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns lands a nice hook to Maraçon's body. Maraçon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maraçon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maraçon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maraçon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns checks the leg kick.
Guns throws a low kick, looking for Maraçon's leg but Maraçon calmly moves out of range.
Guns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maraçon scores with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Maraçon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maraçon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon connects with an inside leg kick.
Guns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maraçon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maraçon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guns finds it's way round the side to connect with Maraçon's head.
Maraçon stuns Guns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maraçon scores with a nice head shot.
Guns tries to clinch up.
Maraçon lands a head shot.
Guns lands a glancing blow to the side of Maraçon's head.
Guns throws the left hand but Maraçon avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maraçon! But no joy.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Maraçon throws a poor cross that misses
and Maraçon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns cracks Maraçon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maraçon takes a swing at Guns's ribcage but misses.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maraçon's head.
Guns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maraçon thuds a left hand into Guns's body.
Guns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maraçon's sensitive parts.

Guns moves into the clinch successfully.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Guns.
Guns blocking some punches.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Guns controls the action.
Guns is stalling here.
Maraçon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Maraçon as the two fighters clinch.
Guns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maraçon takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Pablo Maraçon has been cut.
Maraçon takes an elbow to the temple.
Big Guns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Guns blocks it.
Maraçon misses with an elbow strike.
Maraçon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guns lands a body punch.
Guns will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Guns struggles to land a body shot inside as Maraçon controls his hands.
Guns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guns tries to throw a body punch but Maraçon avoids it by throwing Guns back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with some punches.

Maraçon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maraçon scores with a nice head shot.
Guns wants to land a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range.
Maraçon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guns tries to clinch up but Maraçon circles away and keeps his distance.
Guns misses with a body punch
and Maraçon counters with a nice body shot.
Maraçon avoids the head kick by Guns.
Nice uppercut there from Maraçon.
A left lands for Guns.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maraçon!
A slapping leg kick lands for Maraçon.
Guns tries to clinch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Maraçon dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Maraçon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Guns throws a poor cross that misses
and Maraçon counters with a right hand to the body.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Guns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maraçon throws out the jab.
Maraçon stuns Guns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maraçon moves out of range of the leg kick from Guns.

Guns clinches up with Maraçon and pushes him back against the cage.
Guns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guns works on Maraçon's body with a couple of short punches.
Maraçon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Guns uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Guns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guns tries to land a front kick but Maraçon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guns misses with a wild body shot.
Maraçon misses with a hook
and Guns counters with a low kick, right behind Maraçon 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Guns just misses with a punch to the body.
Guns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Maraçon as he connects with a hook.
Maraçon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
Guns is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maraçon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maraçon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Guns moves out of range as Maraçon strikes.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guns manages to avoid it.
Guns misses with an uppercut. Maraçon saw that one coming.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Guns.
Maraçon throws out a counter right but Guns avoids it with no problem.
Guns throws a right hand that Maraçon ducks under and follows up with a left that Maraçon also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Guns throws a right hand that misses
and Maraçon counters with a thumping low kick.
Maraçon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Guns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maraçon tries a low kick but Guns avoids it.
Maraçon's corner calls for a 1-2. Maraçon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maraçon lands a really nice looking cross but Guns seems unphased.
Maraçon throws a looping overhand right but Guns ducks down to avoid it.
Maraçon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Maraçon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maraçon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from Maraçon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guns clinches.
A short left from Maraçon.
A hook to the body from Maraçon.
Maraçon managing to block the knees to the body from Guns.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Guns leaning against his opponent.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Guns blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Guns.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guns swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Maraçon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guns is looking to clinch but Maraçon is avoiding it.
Maraçon ducks right into an uppercut from Guns.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns misses with a body shot.
Guns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maraçon cracks Guns with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maraçon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maraçon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guns looks to land a right hand but Maraçon moved out of range.
Guns throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Guns takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Maraçon closes the distance and clinches.
Guns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maraçon.
Maraçon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guns lands a left hand.
Guns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maraçon lands with a left to the head.
Guns is pushing Maraçon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Maraçon manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maraçon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Pablo Maraçon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.