PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 547 p4p, 803 weight class) and Antti Railio (ranked 33 p4p, 38 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maestre
vs
Railio

225 cm
36
300
35 - 22 - 0

185 cm
30
260
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conquer
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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 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maestre.

It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Maestre misses with a double jab
and Railio counters with a left to the body.
Maestre misses with a hook to the body
and Railio counters with a stiff right hand.
Maestre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Railio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Railio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maestre manages to avoid it.
Maestre throws an off balance right hand
and Railio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maestre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Railio punishes Maestre's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maestre. Railio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Railio throws a hook but Maestre avoids it easily.
Maestre is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Maestre misses its intended target.
Railio just misses with a punch to the body.
Maestre slips under a jab.
Maestre lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre connects with a jab.
Maestre throws a combination that misses
and Railio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Railio ducks right into an uppercut from Maestre.
Maestre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Railio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maestre misses with an uppercut.
Maestre swings for the body but Railio moves out of range.
Maestre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maestre tries to bum rush Railio with a series of wild strikes but Railio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Railio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maestre rather than just go for the knockout.
Railio lands a head shot.
Maestre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Railio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Railio misses the target.
Maestre lands a really nice looking cross but Railio seems unphased.
Luis Maestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maestre misses with a double jab
and Railio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Railio at a distance.
Maestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Railio slips a straight right by Maestre.
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
and Railio counters with a right hand to the body.
Maestre lands with an uppercut that bounces Railio off the cage and back into range.
Maestre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Railio.
Maestre missing with a left hand there. Railio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maestre moves away from the strike by Railio.
Maestre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Railio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maestre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Railio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maestre looks to land a combination. Railio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a combination
and Railio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maestre.
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
and Railio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Railio dodges the punch combination from Maestre.
A little jabbing left from Railio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Railio misses with an uppercut
and Maestre counters with a right hand to the body.
Railio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
Railio throws out a loose jab but Maestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maestre throws a shot from downtown. Railio moves away and avoids it.
Railio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Railio.
An attempted straight right counter from Maestre misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Railio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
and Railio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maestre needs to keep his hands up - Railio had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Railio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Railio works Maestre's body with a nice hook.
Maestre scores with a jab.
Maestre throws a body shot but no joy.
Maestre falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Railio to counter with a crisp jab.
Maestre throws a shot from downtown. Railio moves away and avoids it.
Railio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maestre.
Maestre misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antti Railio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antti Railio's cut.
That's time! Maestre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Railio.
A punch combination from Maestre misses.
Luis Maestre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maestre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Railio to score with a decent uppercut.
Maestre misses with a hook
and Railio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maestre fails to land with a series of punches.
Railio throws out a counter right but Maestre avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Railio.
Railio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Railio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Railio misses.
Railio scores with a jab.

It looks like Luis Maestre has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Railio lands.
Railio misses with a hook.
Antti Railio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Railio circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Maestre to the canvas! Maestre doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Railio keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Railio!
An out of breath Antti Railio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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 '.