PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massa Make (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Make
vs
Snake

225 cm
27
307 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
292 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Massa Make!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solid Snake!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Make doesn't manage to clinch there - Snake circles away.
Snake keeps the fight on the outside.
Make tries to close the distance and clinch but Snake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Make moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Make tries to clinch but Snake is having none of it.
Snake keeps the fight on the outside.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Make doesn't manage to clinch there - Snake circles away.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Make closes the distance and clinches.

Snake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Make fails with an attempt to clinch.
Make throws a nice outside leg kick.
Make steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snake.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Make tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Make tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Make tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snake. Make does a little dance to reset his feet.
Make lands with a thumping leg kick.

Make drives through and clinches with Snake against the cage.
Make connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snake's face.
Snake misses with a body punch.
Make throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snake blocks it with crossed arms.
Make landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snake looks gassed!
Make lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snake can't break the clinch.
Snake takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Solid Snake has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Make taking a breather.
Make lands an elbow inside that Snake shrugs off.
Make misses with a knee strike.
Snake takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Make.
Snake working hard to break the clinch.
Make has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Snake - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Make, and another! Snake is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Massa Make!