PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Maxim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maxim
vs
Mountain

208 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

204 cm
21
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Prime Time Fighting Clothing
Combat Pro Finesse

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Maxim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lenny Mountain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maxim tries to bum rush Mountain with a series of wild strikes but Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Maxim.
Maxim blocks a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Maxim scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Lenny Mountain has been cut.
Maxim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mountain.

It looks like Tommy Maxim has been cut.
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!
Maxim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Maxim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mountain struggling a bit here.
Mountain dodges the ground and pound from Maxim.
Maxim advances to full mount.
Maxim lands a big elbow.
Mountain tries to reverse the position but Maxim maintains control.
Maxim controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain is looking to get to half guard.
Maxim landing strikes from the mount and Mountain is in trouble!
Maxim can't control as he wanted to and Mountain manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Maxim is keen to just control but Mountain is a slippery customer.
Mountain gets full guard.
Mountain looks gassed!
Maxim landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maxim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maxim wants to control from the top but Mountain keeps moving.
Mountain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maxim throws a big right hand that misses.
Maxim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mountain is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mountain can do anything to dispel that myth.

Maxim gets to his feet - Mountain follows without any prompting.
Maxim lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mountain backs up against the cage.
Mountain lands a nice hook to Maxim's body. Maxim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lenny Mountain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Maxim moves out of range.
Mountain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maxim.

Maxim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maxim tries to free his leg and advance position but Mountain is retaining full guard.
Mountain will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Maxim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maxim trying to control the position from guard on top but Mountain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maxim slips nicely into half guard.
Maxim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mountain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maxim is looking to take a break and control but Mountain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maxim is thwarting Mountain's attempts to control the position.

Maxim is working for a kimura but Mountain is defending it quite comfortably.
Maxim throws a strike but Mountain avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Maxim dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maxim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mountain wants to control but Maxim is having none of it.
Maxim looking to control but Mountain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maxim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maxim landing punches.

Maxim looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Maxim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tommy Maxim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mountain bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mountain stopping the sweep attempt from Maxim.
Maxim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mountain's guard.
Maxim trying to control the position from guard on top but Mountain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mountain can't keep his opponent in guard - Maxim advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maxim misses with a head shot. Mountain uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maxim is looking to control Mountain's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maxim avoid being mounted?
Maxim is looking for a sweep. Mountain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maxim trying to control here.
Maxim controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maxim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mountain works his way into side control.
Maxim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mountain wants to control but Maxim is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mountain working away.
Maxim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mountain's best efforts.
Maxim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maxim looking for a sweep. Not yet Maxim, not yet.
Maxim looking to control.
Mountain with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Maxim dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Maxim is looking to clinch.
Tommy Maxim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mountain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maxim staying out of range there.
Maxim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. Maxim saw that one coming.

Maxim closes the distance and clinches.
Maxim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mountain has him pressed against the cage.

Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maxim moves into range and clinches up with Mountain.
Maxim has Mountain pushed against the cage.

Maxim breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Mountain blocks a leg kick.
Maxim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mountain misses with a straight right.
Mountain is looking to chop away at Maxim's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxim manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maxim instigates a clinch.

Maxim breaks from the clinch.
Mountain throws a right hand that Maxim ducks under and follows up with a left that Maxim also avoids with ease.
Maxim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Maxim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maxim passes to full mount!
Maxim lands a big shot there that rocks Mountain but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maxim lands a nice shot to the head.
Mountain is squirming around, avoiding Maxim's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Mountain really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain is in a horrible position here. Maxim smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mountain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mountain takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maxim is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mountain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maxim in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maxim punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maxim is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mountain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maxim working the ground and pound effectively.
Maxim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mountain is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tommy Maxim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mountain wants to control but Maxim is having none of it.
Maxim controlling from mount.
Maxim with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mountain is trying desperately to improve position.
Maxim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mountain is looking to improve his position but Maxim isn't that keen on the idea.
Maxim controlling from the full mount.
Lenny Mountain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxim trying to control but Mountain is having none of it.
Mountain is desperately trying to improve his position but Maxim has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Maxim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maxim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Maxim!