PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kozakov Maximovich (ranked 4678 p4p, 0 weight class) and Welvin Great (ranked 24187 p4p, 0 weight class). Welvin Great will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Maximovich
vs
Great

178 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
160 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kozakov Maximovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Welvin Great!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great lands a nice looking body kick.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Great.
Maximovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximovich misses with an uppercut. Great saw that one coming.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maximovich.
Maximovich loads up on a big right hand but Great slips the punch.
Great throws a counter combo.
Maximovich throws a hook but Great avoids it easily.
Maximovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Great.
Nice body kick there by Great.
Great cracks the inside of Maximovich's front leg.
Maximovich has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Great.
Maximovich loads up on a big right hand but Great slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Great.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great throws a nice inside leg kick.
Great defending well as Maximovich loads up on a big left hand.
Maximovich avoids the head kick by Great.
Maximovich throws a big shot that misses.
Great lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maximovich misses with a looping right.
Great lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maximovich throws a shot from downtown. Great moves away and avoids it.
Great staying out of range there.
Great throws a leg kick which misses Maximovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Maximovich tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximovich misses the jab.
Maximovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Great moves out of range of the strikes.
Maximovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Great blocks a jab.
Maximovich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maximovich throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Great throws a quick inside leg kick.
Great moves away from the strike by Maximovich.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Great - that will leave a mark!
Great connects with an inside leg kick.
Great dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maximovich. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Great.
Maximovich misses with a looping left.
Maximovich misses with a looping left.
Great blocks a jab.
Great scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great throws a head kick that half lands.
Great connects with an inside leg kick.
Maximovich misses with a straight right.
Maximovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maximovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Great scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Great dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maximovich. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maximovich throws an overhand right that lands on Great's shoulder, as Great tries to avoid the shot.
Maximovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Great lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Great.
Great slips under a jab from Maximovich.
Great moves out of range of the strikes.
Great is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick misses from Great.
Great fakes the leg kick and cracks Maximovich in the body.
Maximovich misses the jab.
Great throws a head kick but Maximovich moves out of range.
Great ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Great.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maximovich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maximovich misses with a straight right.
Great throws a head kick but Maximovich moves out of range.
Great throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Maximovich misses.
A solid body kick from Great.
Great throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maximovich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Great - the referee stops the clock and Maximovich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Great. Maximovich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Great scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great thows a body kick. Maximovich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maximovich throws a jab when Great was well out of range.
Great moves away from the strike by Maximovich.
Great lands a head kick. Maximovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Great throws a sloppy head kick and Maximovich moves out of range easily.
Great feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maximovich's calf.
Great thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maximovich if he has to take too many more of those.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximovich misses the jab.
Great slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from Great.
Great lands a high kick!
Great throws a sloppy head kick and Maximovich moves out of range easily.
Maximovich looks to land a left hand but Great moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maximovich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Great - the referee stops the clock and Maximovich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Great. Maximovich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maximovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Maximovich.
Great uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maximovich.
A slow jab from Maximovich misses its intended target.
Great uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maximovich.
Great moves out of range as Maximovich strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maximovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Great connects with a high kick.
Great defending well as Maximovich loads up on a big left hand.
Maximovich misses with a hook.
Great lands a leg kick that knocks Maximovich off balance momentarily.
Maximovich throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
Great moves out of range as Maximovich strikes.
Maximovich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Great's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Great throws a leg kick which misses Maximovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Maximovich tries to avoid it.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Great staying out of range there.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Maximovich.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Great.
Great staying out of range there.
Great scores with a leg kick.
Maximovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maximovich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Great connects with a solid leg kick.
Great chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Great feints and then cracks Maximovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximovich down.
Great feints and then cracks Maximovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximovich down.
Great scores with a head kick. Maximovich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maximovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Welvin Great dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Great moves away from the strike by Maximovich.
Maximovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Great goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Great throws a head kick but Maximovich moves out of range.
Maximovich misses with a hook.
Great is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maximovich blocks a head kick by Great.
Welvin Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Great. Maximovich shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Great there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Great lands with a slapping head kick.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maximovich missing with a left hand there. Great was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Great slips under a jab from Maximovich.
Maximovich throws a jab when Great was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Great's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Great defending well as Maximovich loads up on a big left hand.
Great lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Great ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big left from Maximovich misses.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maximovich.
Great has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Great lands a leg kick that knocks Maximovich off balance momentarily.
Great delivers a nice body kick.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maximovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Great scores with a spinning back kick!
Great throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maximovich.
Great scores with a push kick.
Great moves away from the strike by Maximovich.
Great connects with a leg kick. Maximovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Great scores with a kick to the body.
Great lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Great displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maximovich throws out the jab.
Great throws a counter combo.
Maximovich misses with an uppercut. Great saw that one coming.
Great connects with a high kick.
Maximovich throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximovich misses with a straight left.
Maximovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Great explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximovich seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Great scores with a head kick.
Maximovich loads up on a big right hand but Great slips the punch.
Nice body kick from Great.
Maximovich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maximovich takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Great thuds his shin into the meat of Maximovich's side.
Great lands a front kick.
Great lands a head kick. Maximovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maximovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Great.
Maximovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Great.
Great slips a straight right by Maximovich.
Great lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maximovich misses with an uppercut. Great saw that one coming.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maximovich.
Great lands with a kick to the ribs.
Great fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Great lands a nice looking body kick.
Maximovich throws a jab when Great was well out of range.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Maximovich.
Maximovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Maximovich misses its intended target.
Great lands with a kick to the ribs.
Great throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maximovich.
Great staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Great.
Great plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Welvin Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great lands a head kick. Maximovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Great staying out of range there.
Great throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maximovich throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Great tenderised Maximovich's leg. Maximovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Great feints and then cracks Maximovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximovich down.
Great slips a jab from Maximovich.
A swing and a miss from Maximovich.
Great throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Maximovich misses.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Maximovich.
Great scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximovich missing with a left hand there. Great was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Great feints and then cracks Maximovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximovich down.
Maximovich misses with an uppercut.
Great is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick from Great lands but Maximovich takes it in his stride.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Great.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great misses with a head kick.
Great is breathing heavily.
Maximovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Great buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Great tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Great connects with a leg kick. Maximovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maximovich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maximovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Great lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maximovich will feel that in the morning.
Great slips under a jab.
Great feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maximovich's calf.
Maximovich blocks a head kick by Great.
Great chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Great throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximovich seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Great throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maximovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maximovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Great lands with a slapping head kick.
A big right from Maximovich misses.
Great connects with a leg kick. Maximovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Welvin Great showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Maximovich avoids the head kick by Great.
Great throws a front kick that sends Maximovich stumbling back into the cage.
Maximovich misses with a hook.
Great lands a nice looking body kick.
Maximovich throws a hook to the side of Great's head but Great sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Great slips a straight right by Maximovich.
Maximovich avoids the head kick by Great.
Maximovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Great uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maximovich.
Maximovich throws a hook but Great blocks it.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Maximovich.
Maximovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maximovich looks to land a right hand but Great moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maximovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Great lands with a kick to the temple. Maximovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maximovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice body kick from Great.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Great scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Great throws a leg kick which misses Maximovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Maximovich tries to avoid it.
Great throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maximovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Great throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maximovich throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
Great lands with a kick to the ribs.
Great lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maximovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Great.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Great.
Great throws a head kick that half lands.
Great staying out of range there.
Maximovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Great.
Maximovich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick from Great lands but Maximovich takes it in his stride.
Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great scores with a push kick.
Maximovich loads up on a big right hand but Great slips the punch.
Great misses with an attempted mid kick.
Great staying out of range there.
Great bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Great lands a head kick!
Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Great lands a head kick!
Kozakov Maximovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximovich misses with a looping right.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maximovich.
Great connects with a high kick.
Maximovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Great blocks a jab.
Maximovich throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
As Maximovich backs off Great throws a huge counter combo but Maximovich manages to avoid it all.
A head kick from Great lands but Maximovich takes it in his stride.
Great scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maximovich throws the left hand but Great avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Great.
Maximovich misses with a hook.
Great throws a wild body kick that Maximovich sees coming a mile off.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Maximovich.
Great uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maximovich.
Maximovich misses the jab.
Maximovich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximovich tries to counter by clinching up but Great breaks away and moves out of range.
Maximovich throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Great connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximovich throws a jab when Great was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Great.
Crunch! Great slams his shin into Maximovich's torso.
Great misses with a head kick.
Maximovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Great staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Great.
The fighters circling - Maximovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Great - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Great - that will leave a mark!
Maximovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Great avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Great ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Great fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Great scores with a head kick. Maximovich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximovich looks to land a right hand but Great moved out of range.
Great plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Great scores with a head kick.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a front kick that sends Maximovich stumbling back into the cage.
Maximovich looks to throw the jab but Great is out of range.
Maximovich misses with a looping right.
Great moves out of range as Maximovich strikes.
Maximovich throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximovich throws a shot from downtown. Great moves away and avoids it.
Maximovich throws an overhand right that lands on Great's shoulder, as Great tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Great.
Maximovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maximovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Great can pounce on him.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Great plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maximovich missing with a left hand there. Great was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Great scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Great lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maximovich's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Great displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maximovich throws out the jab.
Maximovich looks to land a right hand but Great moved out of range.
A big right from Maximovich misses.
Maximovich throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Maximovich misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Welvin Great comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Great has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Welvin Great!