PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Maldini (ranked 2116 p4p, 25261 weight class) and Kagiso Lekobe (ranked 278 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Maldini
vs
Lekobe

181 cm
36
154
21 - 5 - 0

176 cm
26
146
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kagiso Lekobe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maldini drops Lekobe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lekobe looks back up at him and smiles so Maldini waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Lekobe is rocked!

It looks like Kagiso Lekobe has been cut.
Lekobe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lekobe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lekobe circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Maldini. Lekobe falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Maldini!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Maldini!
Our winner, Paulo Maldini, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.