PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maldini's choice of entrance music: Just one cornetto. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Barrett
vs
Maldini

194 cm
34
245 lbs
31 - 7 - 0

210 cm
34
275 lbs
29 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

KAISER
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Giuseppe Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Barrett misses.
Barrett scores with a nice body kick.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Maldini throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
Barrett scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Barrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Barrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Maldini slips under a jab.
Barrett 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.
Barrett thuds his right hand into Maldini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maldini throws a hook to the side of Barrett's head but Barrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barrett is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrett throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Maldini feints a counter leg kick.
Barrett misses with a straight right.
Maldini drops his hands momentarily and Barrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barrett scores with a nice head shot.
Barrett connects with the punch.
Barrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barrett digs a good hook to Maldini's body.
Maldini blocks a jab.
Maldini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maldini momentarily.
Barrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
Maldini is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barrett is looking to land body kicks.
Barrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lands a jab-cross combination.
Barrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldini manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Barrett.
Maldini blocks a jab.
Maldini avoids the head kick by Barrett.
Maldini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
Maldini blocks a jab.
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrett tests Maldini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Maldini misses with a looping left.
Maldini jabs Barrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Maldini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barrett connects with a single shot there.
Maldini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maldini misses with a looping left.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini lands a high kick!
Maldini scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barrett in his tracks.
Barrett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barrett tests Maldini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maldini takes one to the chin there.
Barrett misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Barrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maldini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Barrett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barrett.
Barrett takes a swing at Maldini's ribcage but misses.
Maldini just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
Maldini misses with a head kick.
Maldini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barrett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maldini misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
A head kick misses from Barrett.
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Barrett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Barrett.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
Barrett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maldini on the side of the head.
Barrett throws a chopping leg kick but Maldini manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Maldini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini blocks a leg kick.
Jeremy Barrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barrett throws a hook but Maldini avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini takes one to the chin there.
Maldini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrett is looking to clinch but Maldini is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett looks to land a right hand but Maldini moved out of range.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Maldini counters with a right hand to the body.
Barrett throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maldini.
Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. Barrett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maldini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barrett misses the body punch
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldini can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Barrett.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Barrett there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini digs a good hook to Barrett's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
Barrett throws a right hand that Maldini ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldini also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maldini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maldini is looking to clinch.
Barrett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barrett throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Barrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maldini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barrett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrett lands with an uppercut that bounces Maldini off the cage and back into range.
Barrett misses the jab.
Barrett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barrett tests Maldini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maldini cracks the inside of Barrett's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
Barrett scores with a three punch combo!
Maldini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrett works the jab nicely.

Barrett cracks Maldini with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maldini looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Barrett finish him?

Maldini is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
An inside leg kick from Maldini misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maldini might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barrett has got the better of the exchanges.
A big right from Barrett misses.
Maldini unleashes a big counter combination but Barrett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barrett checks a low kick from Maldini.
Nice straight punches there by Barrett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jeremy Barrett's cut is getting worse.
Barrett lands a two punch combo.
Barrett throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Maldini throws a fast counter high kick but Barrett manages to duck under it in time.
Maldini slips under a jab from Barrett.
Barrett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, jab by Barrett - just one landing.
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maldini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Barrett - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Barrett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.
Maldini wants to land a leg kick but Barrett is out of range.
Maldini scoring well with a low kick there.
Barrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maldini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Barrett sizes up Maldini with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barrett connects with an inside leg kick.
Maldini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Barrett misses
and Maldini counters with an inside leg kick.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Maldini drops Barrett with a beautiful combination! Barrett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maldini is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrett looks to land a body kick but Maldini moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini slips a jab from Barrett.
Maldini throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maldini.
No joy there for Maldini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maldini slips a straight right by Barrett.
Maldini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrett manages to avoid it.
Barrett lands a head shot.
Barrett lands with a right hand.
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!
Barrett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws a combination that misses
and Maldini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maldini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
A low kick from Barrett misses
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrett misses with a double jab
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrett misses with a looping left.
Maldini takes a swing at Barrett's ribcage but misses.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
Barrett misses with a left hand
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Barrett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maldini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maldini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini slips a straight right by Barrett.
Maldini steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barrett.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrett swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Barrett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrett lands with a nice combination. Maldini backs away looking to recover.
Maldini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maldini blocks a jab.
Maldini is looking to clinch but Barrett is avoiding it.
Maldini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini avoids the head kick by Barrett.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Maldini.
Barrett throws a big shot that misses.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses.
Barrett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett misses with a straight left.
Maldini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrett throws a solid leg kick but Maldini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrett.
Maldini misses with a looping right.
Barrett lands with an overhand left.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jeremy Barrett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Maldini. Beautiful body shot.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Maldini motions for Barrett to come forward. Maldini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses.
Barrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maldini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrett doesn't seem bothered though.
Maldini lands with a nice combination. Barrett backs away looking to recover.
Barrett throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrett throws a jab when Maldini was well out of range.
Maldini feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barrett throws a solid leg kick but Maldini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrett.
Barrett throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Barrett misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini dodges the punch combination from Barrett.
Maldini doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Maldini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barrett prevents a body shot from Maldini.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrett.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Barrett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldini.
Barrett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maldini has him pressed against the cage.
Maldini tries to throw a body punch but Barrett avoids it by throwing Maldini back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Maldini.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini cracks Barrett with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maldini.
Barrett prevents a body shot from Maldini.
Barrett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maldini tries a body shot but Barrett blocks it.
Maldini can't find room to land a body shot as Barrett controls the action.
Barrett misses with some punches.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett prevents a body shot from Maldini.
Barrett lands an uppercut.
Maldini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldini.
Maldini slows down the pace here.
Barrett tries to land a knee to the head but Maldini blocks with his arms.
Maldini misses with the head strike.
Maldini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrett prevents a body shot from Maldini.
Barrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrett.
Barrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maldini blocks an uppercut.
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini lands with a right to the head.
Maldini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Maldini has double underhooks.
Maldini tries to work over Barrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maldini tries to work over Barrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrett's elbow.
Maldini swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini controlling the action here for a moment.
Barrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Maldini dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Barrett's cut.
That's time! Barrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barrett throws a solid leg kick but Maldini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrett.
Barrett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maldini's sensitive parts.
Maldini lands with an overhand left.
Barrett throws an off balance right hand
and Maldini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barrett keeps the fight on the outside.
Barrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Barrett misses.
Maldini scoring well with a low kick there.
Maldini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Maldini moved out of range nicely.
Maldini moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldini is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A cross from Maldini lands.
Barrett 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett throws a lazy head kick
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jeremy Barrett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Maldini throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Barrett is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giuseppe Maldini!
An out of breath Giuseppe Maldini thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.