PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Korolev (ranked 916 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 127 p4p, 331 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Korolev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holding Out For A Hero (EuroMash). Alexander Korolev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Korolev
vs
Maitonaama

180 cm
29
176
15 - 10 - 0

185 cm
30
175
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Korolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslak Maitonaama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Maitonaama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maitonaama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korolev scores with a hook to the body. Maitonaama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Maitonaama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev lands a nice shot to the body.
Korolev lands with a right to the head.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maitonaama lands an uppercut.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Korolev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maitonaama or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korolev digs a right hand into Maitonaama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maitonaama's gas tank.
Korolev working aggressively here.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev gets through Maitonaama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Maitonaama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maitonaama has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maitonaama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Korolev blocks an uppercut.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korolev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maitonaama misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Korolev.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev blocks an uppercut.
Maitonaama lands a nice uppercut.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Korolev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korolev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Korolev lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev scores with a shoulder strike.
Korolev blocking some punches.
A short right from Korolev on the inside.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Korolev.
Korolev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Korolev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Korolev lands an uppercut.
Korolev works on Maitonaama's body with a couple of short punches.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Maitonaama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Korolev fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Korolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.

Korolev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korolev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maitonaama doesn't manage to clinch there - Korolev circles away.
Maitonaama tries to clinch up but Korolev circles away and keeps his distance.

Maitonaama pushes Korolev up against the cage in a clinch.
Korolev lands with a light punch inside.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
Korolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Maitonaama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Korolev struggles to land a body shot inside as Maitonaama controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Korolev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maitonaama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Korolev.
Korolev lands with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Korolev. Beautiful body shot.
Korolev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maitonaama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korolev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aslak Maitonaama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korolev missing with a left hand there. Maitonaama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Maitonaama clinches with his opponent.
Korolev misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Korolev.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
Korolev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korolev blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Korolev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev lands a hook that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama is breathing heavily.
Korolev tries to work over Maitonaama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
I was talking to Korolev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Korolev lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Alexander Korolev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike.
Korolev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.

Korolev breaks from the clinch.
Korolev scoring well with a low kick there.
Korolev thumps Maitonaama with a low kick.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but Korolev moves out of range.
Korolev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Korolev lands a left and a right that send Maitonaama crashing to the mat, dazed. Korolev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Maitonaama is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Maitonaama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maitonaama is still on wobbly legs! Can Korolev finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Maitonaama seems to have recovered his senses.
Korolev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Korolev just leaning against Maitonaama, taking a breather.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Korolev struggles to land a body shot inside as Maitonaama controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maitonaama's elbow.
Korolev misses with a body punch.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Korolev.
Korolev tries to work over Maitonaama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Korolev fails to land.
A short left from Korolev.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Korolev.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korolev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korolev lands an uppercut.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
A shot in the inside from Korolev.
Korolev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maitonaama.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev lands a hook that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
Korolev struggles to land a body shot inside as Maitonaama controls his hands.
Maitonaama lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Korolev.
Korolev has a couple of punches blocked by Maitonaama.
Korolev working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korolev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maitonaama's elbow.
Korolev lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Maitonaama has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
A right handed body shot lands from Korolev.
Korolev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Korolev scores with a shoulder strike.
Korolev lands a left hand.
Maitonaama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Maitonaama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Korolev leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Korolev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Korolev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Korolev cracks Maitonaama with a good jab.
Good shot there by Korolev.

Maitonaama closes the distance and clinches.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
Korolev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maitonaama can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Maitonaama.
Korolev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Maitonaama lands a hook that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Korolev lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Korolev.
Korolev lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Korolev scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maitonaama.
Korolev can't find room to land a body shot as Maitonaama controls the action.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Korolev.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maitonaama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Korolev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maitonaamas head.
A short body shot lands from Korolev as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Korolev as the two fighters clinch.
Korolev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aslak Maitonaama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Korolev.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama against the cage. Korolev is working some dirty boxing. Korolev pushes off with a quick right hook! Maitonaama goes down! Maitonaama tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Korolev moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Korolev!
A victorious Alexander Korolev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.