PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sledge Wrou (ranked 1840 p4p, 1302 weight class) and Daniel Maverick (ranked 215 p4p, 161 weight class). Daniel Maverick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wrou
vs
Maverick

175 cm
21
160
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
24
161
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick throws a push kick but Wrou slaps the foot to one side.
Wrou misses with a hook.
Maverick misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Wrou blocks the low kick.
Wrou cracks a nice hook into Maverick's ribs.
Nice shot by Wrou.
Wrou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maverick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maverick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maverick misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick pushes Wrou away with a front kick.
Wrou moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wrou throws a jab when Maverick was well out of range.
Maverick's corner calls for a 1-2. Maverick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maverick lands a nice hook to Wrou's body. Wrou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wrou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maverick working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wrou.
Maverick blocks a body shot from Wrou.
Maverick blocking some punches.
Wrou lands a hook that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Wrou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Maverick breaks from the clinch.
Wrou cracks Maverick with a good jab.
Wrou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maverick sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Wrou moves into the clinch.
Wrou lands an uppercut.
Maverick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maverick can't break the clinch.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Wrou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wrou misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick is looking to control Wrou's arms but Wrou gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maverick has his back to the cage.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrou pushes Maverick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrou lands a left hand.
Wrou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maverick tries to break the clinch but Wrou is controlling the position.
Wrou tries a body shot but Maverick blocks it.
Wrou prevents Maverick from breaking the clinch.
Maverick tries to break the clinch but Wrou is controlling the position.
Wrou pushes Maverick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Wrou.
Maverick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrou.

Maverick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maverick. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick with the inside leg kick.
Wrou connects with a single shot there.
Wrou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maverick.
Wrou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maverick throws a looping overhand right but Wrou ducks down to avoid it.
Wrou misses with a looping left.
Wrou swings for the body but Maverick moves out of range.

Wrou pushes Maverick up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Maverick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Wrou working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wrou.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maverick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maverick slows down the pace here.
Maverick tries to throw a body punch but Wrou avoids it by throwing Maverick back against the cage.
Wrou blocks an uppercut.
Maverick working hard to break the clinch.
Maverick tries to break the clinch but Wrou is controlling the position.
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Wrou.
Maverick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Maverick tries to stall but Wrou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wrou lands a right hand.
Maverick's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maverick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maverick.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maverick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wrou has him pressed against the cage.
Maverick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wrou up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrou.
Maverick looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Wrou on the inside.
Maverick blocks an uppercut.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Wrou.

Maverick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wrou has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wrou scores with a shoulder strike.
Maverick takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Maverick wants to break free but Wrou has control.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Wrou on the inside.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Wrou controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
A nice left hand lands by Wrou.
Maverick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrou's elbow.
Wrou stalling in the clinch.
Maverick blocking some punches.
Maverick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wrou has him pressed against the cage.

Maverick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maverick.
Maverick throws a big counter head kick but Wrou avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maverick. Wrou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maverick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maverick misses with a body kick.
Wrou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maverick.
Wrou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maverick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
Maverick keeps the fight on the outside.
Maverick throws out a counter right but Wrou avoids it with no problem.

Wrou closes the distance and pushes Maverick back into the cage.
Wrou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mavericks head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wrou.
Wrou lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wrou scores with a shot to the side of Maverick's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick misses with some punches.
Maverick wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrou tries to work over Maverick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maverick takes a shot to the head.

Maverick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrou lands a slapping body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maverick.
Wrou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maverick throws a head kick but Wrou moves out of range.

Wrou pushes Maverick up against the cage in a clinch.
Maverick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maverick works on Wrou's body with a couple of short punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maverick struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrou controls his hands.
Wrou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick blocks an uppercut.
Maverick is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Wrou.
Maverick scores with a shot to the side of Wrou's head.
Maverick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maverick blocking some punches.
Wrou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Wrou tries to throw a body punch but Maverick avoids it by throwing Wrou back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sledge Wrou dominated that round.
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.

A head kick from Maverick lands but Wrou takes it in his stride.
Wrou moves away from the strike by Maverick.
Maverick misses with an uppercut. Wrou saw that one coming.
Maverick throws a sloppy head kick and Wrou moves out of range easily.
Daniel Maverick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maverick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maverick.
Maverick scores with a three punch combo!
Wrou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maverick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maverick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maverick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maverick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrou misses with an uppercut
and Maverick counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick throws a head kick but Wrou moves out of range.
Wrou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wrou has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Maverick.
Wrou working aggressively here.

Maverick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Maverick.
Maverick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
Wrou wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wrou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wrou jabs Maverick right on the nose. Maverick blinks but takes it well.
Wrou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wrou throws a hook to the side of Maverick's head but Maverick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maverick.
Wrou is looking to clinch but Maverick is avoiding it.
Sledge Wrou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maverick swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wrou slips under a jab from Maverick.
Wrou wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wrou doesn't manage to clinch there - Maverick circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maverick misses with a double jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maverick.
Wrou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maverick.
Wrou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maverick can do to turn this around?
A combination from Maverick does no damage.
Maverick walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Wrou.
Crunch! Maverick slams his shin into Wrou's torso.
Wrou blocks a low kick nicely.
Wrou tries to counter by clinching up but Maverick breaks away and moves out of range.
Wrou tries to clinch but Maverick is having none of it.
Maverick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Wrou counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wrou.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick trying to stall but Wrou improves his position.
Good body shot from Wrou.
Wrou scores with a shot to the side of Maverick's head.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrou keeps control of Maverick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wrou misses with a body punch.
Wrou lands a shoulder strike.
Maverick working hard to break the clinch.
Maverick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maverick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Wrou.
Maverick is trying to break free.
Wrou stalling.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Wrou.
Sledge Wrou has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maverick wants to get back to striking at distance but Wrou won't allow it.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou misses with a punch to the body.
Wrou can't find room to land a body shot as Maverick controls the action.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maverick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maverick tries to break the clinch but Wrou is controlling the position.
Maverick lands a body punch.
Maverick blocks a body shot from Wrou.

Maverick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maverick lands a leg kick that knocks Wrou off balance momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrou moves out of range of the body kick.
Wrou scores with a hook to the body. Maverick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maverick misses with a straight right.
Maverick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wrou 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.
Wrou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Maverick.
Maverick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wrou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maverick swings widly with a right hand

and Wrou counters by moving into the clinch.
Wrou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrou cracks Maverick with a nice body shot.

Maverick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrou throws a body shot but no joy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maverick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Maverick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wrou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wrou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maverick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wrou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maverick.
Wrou throws a looping overhand right but Maverick ducks down to avoid it.
Wrou slips a jab from Maverick.
Wrou slips a jab from Maverick.
Wrou seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maverick staying out of range there.
Wrou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maverick on the side of the head.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
Wrou checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maverick looks for the body kick but Wrou saw that one coming.
Wrou sizes up Maverick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maverick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wrou lands a nice looking body shot.
Wrou misses with a hook. Maverick ducked under it nicely.
Wrou lands a slapping body shot.
Wrou cracks Maverick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
Wrou seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wrou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mavericks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maverick thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wrou if he has to take too many more of those.

Wrou has Maverick up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
Come on Maverick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maverick is trying to maintain a safe position but Wrou gets an underhook and turns Maverick into the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maverick blocking some punches.
Wrou prevents Maverick from breaking the clinch.
Maverick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Maverick manages to break the clinch.
Maverick looks to land a left hand but Wrou moved out of range nicely.
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!
Wrou scores with a nice strike.
Wrou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maverick on the side of the head.
Maverick avoids the body shot from Wrou.
Wrou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maverick motions for Wrou to come forward. Maverick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maverick is looking to control Wrou's arms but Wrou gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maverick has his back to the cage.
Wrou controlling the action here for a moment.
Wrou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maverick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maverick misses with the head strike.
Wrou working aggressively here.

Maverick manages to break the clinch.

Maverick tries to keep at a distance but Wrou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maverick is trying to maintain a safe position but Wrou gets an underhook and turns Maverick into the cage.

Maverick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrou staying out of range there.
Maverick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wrou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maverick takes a swing at Wrou's ribcage but misses.
Wrou lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sledge Wrou dominated that second round.
That's time! Wrou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maverick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wrou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrou. Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maverick throws out a counter right but Wrou avoids it with no problem.
Wrou tries to clinch up but Maverick circles away and keeps his distance.
Maverick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maverick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wrou wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrou looks to throw the jab but Maverick is out of range.
Wrou slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Wrou has Maverick up against the cage in a clinch.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maverick trying to control the position but instead, Wrou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maverick into the cage.
Wrou misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Wrou.
Wrou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Maverick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wrou closes the distance and clinches.

Maverick breaks the clinch.
Wrou misses with a left hand
and Wrou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maverick misses with a body kick.

Wrou has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Wrou effectively controlling the action here.
Maverick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maverick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrou is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Wrou.
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!
Wrou lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maverick's efforts to push away.
Maverick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Maverick blocks an uppercut.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Maverick.
Wrou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Wrou keeps control of Maverick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Wrou.
Maverick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maverick blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wrou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrou tries to work over Maverick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrou scores with a hook to the body.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Wrou stalling the fight.
Maverick is trying to force a seperation but Wrou has the dominant position.
Maverick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wrou has him pressed against the cage.
Wrou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Maverick.
Maverick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maverick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Maverick misses with some punches.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Wrou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Wrou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
Maverick is trying to force a seperation but Wrou has the dominant position.
Wrou can't find room to land a body shot as Maverick controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Wrou.
Wrou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maverick can't break the clinch.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou lands a shoulder strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maverick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maverick tries to break the clinch but Wrou is controlling the position.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Wrou presses Maverick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Wrou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
Maverick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Wrou.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maverick tries to break the clinch but Wrou is controlling the position.
Wrou lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Maverick prevents a body shot from Wrou.
Wrou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maverick's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maverick blocks an uppercut.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou digs a right hand underneath Maverick's ribcage. Maverick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maverick is trying to break the clinch but Wrou has him pressed against the cage.
Maverick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Wrou on the inside.
Maverick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maverick is pushing Wrou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wrou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Daniel Maverick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maverick looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
Wrou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maverick is trying to break the clinch but Wrou is controlling him.
Wrou has Maverick pressed against the cage, preventing Maverick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maverick tries to work over Wrou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wrou lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Wrou.
Wrou lands a right hand.
Wrou lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Maverick is rocked!
A short left from Wrou.
Maverick is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrou finish him?
Wrou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maverick or not.
Wrou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Maverick tries a body shot but Wrou blocks it.
Wrou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Maverick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Wrou.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maverick lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maverick seems to have recovered his senses.
Maverick throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sledge Wrou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wrou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sledge Wrou!