PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tuisku
vs
Maia

185 cm
24
199 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Tuisku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Maia!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuisku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuisku throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Maia.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuisku.
Tuisku lands with a straight right. Maia didn't see that one coming.
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tuisku throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuisku checks a leg kick.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Tuisku.

Tuisku lands a big uppercut and Maia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maia looks OK. Tuisku waves Maia back to his feet!

Maia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuisku lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Maia - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tuisku!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Tuisku!
Antti Tuisku retains his middleweight title!