PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jules Ann (ranked 2399 p4p, 974 weight class) and Seppo Maki (ranked 317 p4p, 144 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ann
vs
Maki

185 cm
20
195
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
186
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Carnage Clothing
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

FF Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Ann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ann just misses with a punch to the body.
Ann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Maki.
Maki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ann.
Good exchange - Ann coming out on top.
Ann misses with a low kick.
Maki misses with a looping left.
Ann misses the jab.
Ann looks to land a body kick but Maki moved away.
Maki scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ann.
Ann walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maki.
Ann misses the jab.

Maki moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maki throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ann wants to stall.
Ann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ann misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ann fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maki slowing the pace effectively.
Maki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maki pushes Ann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Ann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maki lands a right hand.
Ann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maki.
A short uppercut from Ann.
Ann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ann lands a nice uppercut.
Ann misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ann has a couple of punches blocked by Maki.
Maki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maki misses with some punches.
Maki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ann prevents a body shot from Maki.
Maki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maki.
Maki cracks Ann with a nice body shot.
Ann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ann misses with some punches.
Ann misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ann.
Maki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ann backwards.
Maki misses with some punches.
Ann throws a punch but it's blocked by Maki.
Maki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maki working aggressively here.
A short right from Ann.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ann lands a body punch.
Ann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Maki.
Ann tries to stall but Maki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Maki.
Maki misses with a punch to the body.
Ann struggles to land a body shot inside as Maki controls his hands.
Maki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ann backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Ann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ann tries a body shot but Maki blocks it.
Maki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maki fails to land.
A short uppercut from Maki.
Maki lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Maki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki scores with a shoulder strike.
Ann misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Maki as the two fighters clinch.
Maki misses with a punch on the inside.
Maki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maki lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Ann is rocked!
Maki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Ann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ann lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maki.
Maki has a couple of punches blocked by Ann.
Ann seems to have got his legs back now.
Ann is working Maki over against the cage.
Maki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ann working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Maki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Maki.
Ann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ann takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Maki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ann is able to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ann throws a right hand that misses
and Maki counters with a low kick, right behind Ann 's knee.
Maki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Ann.
Ann looks to throw the jab but Maki is out of range.
Maki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Ann misses.
Maki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ann moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ann.
Ann looks to score with a jab to the body but Maki is just out of range.
Jules Ann is winning the standup battle so far.
Maki slips under a jab from Ann.
Maki feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot by Maki.
Ann thuds his right hand into Maki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maki scoring well with a low kick there.
Maki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ann throws a jab but it's blocked by Maki.

Maki closes the distance and clinches.
Ann prevents a body shot from Maki.
Ann blocking some punches.
Maki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maki working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Maki.
Ann gets through Maki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Maki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maki looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ann scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Ann misses the target.
Maki misses with a looping right.
Ann clobbers Maki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maki counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Maki.
Nice cross by Maki.
Maki throws a lazy right hand but Ann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ann misses with an uppercut. Maki saw that one coming.
Ann walks into a jab.
Maki connects with a leg kick.
Maki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ann misses with a low kick as Maki jumps back.
Maki throws out a counter right but Ann avoids it with no problem.
Ann gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ann moves out of range of the leg kick from Maki.
Maki thumps Ann with a low kick.
Maki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ann throws a sloppy body shot
and Maki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ann moves away from the strike by Maki.
A big right from Ann misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maki. That's going to slow Ann down.
Maki misses with a straight left.
Maki loads up on a big right hand but Ann slips the punch.
Ann feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ann wants to slow Maki down by chopping away at his legs.
Ann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ann.
Maki feints a counter leg kick.
Ann throws an off balance right hand
and Maki counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a hook to the side of Ann's head but Ann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maki connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maki cracks Ann with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ann falls to his knees and Maki doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Maki!
Seppo Maki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.