PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Sepi (ranked 202 p4p, 1113 weight class) and Jore Maki (ranked 2 p4p, 33 weight class). Maki has chosen Tyron Woodley as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sepi
vs
Maki

220 cm
26
224
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
282
8 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sepi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jore Maki!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sepi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maki wants to improve his position but Sepi is controlling well.

Sepi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maki defends it well.
Sepi prevents Maki from improving his position.

Sepi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sepi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maki defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sepi seems to be working for a kimura but Maki defends the submission attempt.

Sepi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maki is looking for a sweep. Sepi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two 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.

Sepi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maki has managed to free his arm - good work.

Sepi is working for a kimura but Maki is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki won't allow Sepi to pass to mount.

Sepi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sepi.

Sepi seems to be working for a kimura but Maki defends the submission attempt.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maki wants to get back to full guard but Sepi has mounted him!

Sepi looking for a guillotine from mount but Maki is having none of it.

Sepi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Maki is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sepi is looking to sweep but instead, Maki has passed into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Sepi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maki lands a jab to Sepi's midsection.
Sepi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sepi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Maki coming out on top.
Sepi lands a slapping body shot.
Maki misses with an uppercut

and Sepi counters with a takedown into side control.
Maki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Seppo Sepi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maki wants to control but Sepi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Sepi is trying to work for a kimura but Maki is defending well.
Sepi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Sepi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sepi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki trying to hold on to Sepi's head to control him but Sepi postures up.

Sepi is working for a kimura but Maki is defending it quite comfortably.

Sepi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sepi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maki!

Sepi is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Sepi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Seppo Sepi!
Seppo Sepi retains his super heavyweight title!
Seppo Sepi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.