PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Maurer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes into the arena with Knock You Down blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Andrews
vs
Maurer

189 cm
21
213 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darrell Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Maurer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews shoots and misses
and Maurer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maurer stuffs the takedown attempt from Andrews. Andrews gets slowly back to his feet.
Maurer wants to counter with a clinch but Andrews pushes him away.
Andrews misses with a takedown attempt

and Maurer counters by clinching up.
I was talking to Andrews's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrell Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maurer.
Andrews looking for a takedown.
A short right from Maurer.
Maurer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maurer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andrews is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maurer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrews has Maurer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maurer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Maurer.
Andrews being controlled against the cage.
Andrews tries to score a body lock takedown but Maurer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maurer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maurer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maurer pushes Andrews back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andrews is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maurer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrews.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maurer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maurer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andrews takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andrews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Maurer.
Maurer lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maurer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Maurer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Maurer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maurer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrews's efforts to push away.
Maurer avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maurer is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Andrews has hold of one of Maurer's legs. Maurer is fighting the takedown attempt but Andrews gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Andrews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maurer has his hands on Andrews's head, controlling the position.
Andrews prevents Maurer from getting back to his feet.
Maurer is controlling Andrews's posture.
Andrews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Maurer is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews throws a strike but Maurer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Andrews working a defensive guard here.
Maurer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maurer wants to get up but he can't break Andrews's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Andrews will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Andrews is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Andrews isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Maurer stacks Andrews on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Maurer!
Maurer gets to mount! Andrews was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maurer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Andrews is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Maurer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Andrews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrews throws a leg kick
and Maurer counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Darrell Andrews has been cut.

Maurer clinches up against the cage.
Andrews is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maurer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrell Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maurer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maurer is working Andrews over against the cage.
Andrews goes for a takedown attempt but Maurer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrews is defended easily by Maurer.
Maurer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maurer takes the fight into the clinch.
Maurer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andrews backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Maurer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andrews jumps guard but Maurer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Andrews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maurer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrews has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maurer after a bit of a struggle.
Maurer has Andrews pushed against the cage.
Andrews drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maurer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maurer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Maurer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maurer is pressed up against the cage. Andrews has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maurer down to the mat. Maurer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andrews shoots and misses

and Maurer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andrews tries for a takedown but Maurer manages to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Maurer.
Andrews fails to pull guard.
Andrews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maurer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Maurer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like Maurer is going to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews wants to get back to full guard.
Maurer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Andrews trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Maurer manages to pass to mount!
Andrews tries to reverse the position but Maurer maintains control.
Maurer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maurer content just to control the position here.
Andrews throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Andrews manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Andrews gets full guard.
Andrews can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maurer controls the pace.
Andrews thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Andrews throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maurer uses it to pass to side control.
Andrews is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Maurer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darrell Andrews's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Andrews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maurer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Andrews somewhat.
Maurer wants to counter the offense by Andrews and move into the clinch position.
Andrews misses with a takedown attempt - Maurer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Maurer rushes Andrews and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maurer gets underhooks to prevent Andrews's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrell Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maurer is looking to control Andrews's arms but Andrews gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maurer has his back to the cage.
Maurer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrews blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrews wants to take the fight to the mat but Maurer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maurer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maurer.
Maurer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andrews.
Andrews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maurer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sergio Maurer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maurer lands with a short shot to the head.
Maurer lands with a right to the head.
Andrews looking for a takedown.

Maurer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maurer manages to end up in side control.
Maurer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Maurer stands up.
Andrews looks for a takedown but Maurer sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andrews.
Maurer tries to counter with a clinch but Andrews shakes him off and moves away.
Maurer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maurer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andrews, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Maurer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maurer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maurer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maurer has Andrews pressed against the cage.
Andrews is working for takedown but Maurer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maurer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maurer is struggling to control the position.
Maurer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrews.
Maurer lands a right hand.
Maurer scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Maurer.
Maurer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maurer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls for Maurer to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Maurer.
Maurer lands a left hand.
Sergio Maurer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maurer lands a left hand.
Maurer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maurer pushes Andrews back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andrews wants a takedown but no success here.
Maurer scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Maurer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Andrews throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews missing with punches from the bottom.
Maurer wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maurer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Darrell Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrews regains full guard. Nicely done.

Andrews is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Maurer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maurer 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Maurer!
Sergio Maurer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.