PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 309 p4p, 231 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 19 p4p, 12 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maestre
vs
Veainu

225 cm
36
300
35 - 21 - 0

178 cm
31
255
23 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

IC&E Nutrition (& 10% Laundry)
Conquer

PWNAGE™
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Veainu instigates a clinch.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.

Maestre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maestre throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maestre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.

Veainu clinches.
Maestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Maestre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maestre lands with a left to the head.
Maestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Maestre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Veainu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maestre tries to break free but Veainu pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Veainu.
Maestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu lands a left hand.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veainu.
Veainu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maestre is breathing heavily.
Veainu is working Maestre over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Veainu.
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Maestre's ribcage. Maestre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veainu is leaning against Maestre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veainu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Veainu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maestres head.
Veainu lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu cracks Maestre with a nice body shot.
Veainu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veainu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Veainu lands with a short shot to the head.
Veainu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Veainu lands a body punch.
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
A right handed body shot lands from Veainu.
Veainu lands an uppercut.
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maestre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Veainu can turn it around.
Veainu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
A short body shot lands from Veainu as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Veainu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Maestre's ribcage. Maestre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.

Maestre is rocked!
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Maestre's ribcage. Maestre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Veainu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Veainu.
Veainu cracks Maestre with a nice body shot.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Veainu.
Veainu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veainu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Veainu scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veainu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veainu is leaning against Maestre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.
Veainu scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Maestre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veainu unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maestre! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Veainu is unloading with more strikes now! Maestre drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vunipola Veainu!
In defeat, Luis Maestre stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just lost to the best man on earth. 18-0 is something that very few fighters achieve. I look forward to watching this legend pave his way through history '.