PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Maustemakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bilbo Baggins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcelo Maustemakkara's chin.

Maustemakkara
vs
Baggins

177 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Maustemakkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bilbo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maustemakkara connects with a nice looking jab.
Maustemakkara lands a jab-cross combination.
Maustemakkara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maustemakkara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick that half lands.
Maustemakkara connects with a right hand. Baggins shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maustemakkara scores with a hook.
That kick from Maustemakkara tenderised Baggins's leg. Baggins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maustemakkara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marcelo Maustemakkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins looks gassed!

Maustemakkara moves into range and clinches up with Baggins.
Maustemakkara looking to throw knees to the head but Baggins is blocking nicely.
Maustemakkara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Maustemakkara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maustemakkara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baggins.

Maustemakkara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baggins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maustemakkara blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara lands an elbow inside.
Maustemakkara scores with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maustemakkara scores with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara stalling against the cage.
Baggins pushes off an throws an elbow but Maustemakkara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maustemakkara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Maustemakkara stalling the fight.
Maustemakkara seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A knee to the head by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Maustemakkara.
A knee to the head by Maustemakkara.
Stalling in the clinch from Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara scores with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Maustemakkara breaks from the clinch.

Maustemakkara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maustemakkara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Maustemakkara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maustemakkara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baggins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maustemakkara landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Maustemakkara scores with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baggins up against the cage.
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara lands an elbow just above Baggins 's eye.
Maustemakkara lands a nice knee to the body.
Maustemakkara lands a nice elbow.

Maustemakkara breaks from the clinch.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick that half lands.
A low kick from Baggins is predictable there
and Maustemakkara counters with a straight right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baggins momentarily.
Maustemakkara's corner calls for a 1-2. Maustemakkara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maustemakkara cracks a nice hook into Baggins's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baggins.
Marcelo Maustemakkara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Maustemakkara there.
Maustemakkara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maustemakkara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baggins on the side of the head.
Maustemakkara connects with a body shot that sends Baggins's belly button to the back.
Maustemakkara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baggins takes one on the button.
Maustemakkara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baggins. Baggins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maustemakkara jabs Baggins right on the nose. Baggins blinks but takes it well.

Maustemakkara clinches up with Baggins and pushes him back against the cage.
Baggins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maustemakkara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maustemakkara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maustemakkara manages to break the clinch.
Maustemakkara throws a nice head kick!
Maustemakkara moves out of range of the body kick from Baggins.
Maustemakkara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maustemakkara.

Maustemakkara closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head.
Baggins takes an elbow to the temple.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the body.
Maustemakkara lands an elbow inside that Baggins shrugs off.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baggins being controlled against the cage.
Baggins misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maustemakkara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maustemakkara is pushing Baggins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Maustemakkara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circling - Baggins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maustemakkara jabs at Baggins's body.
That kick from Maustemakkara tenderised Baggins's leg. Baggins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maustemakkara lands with a hook. Baggins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maustemakkara cracks Baggins with a good jab.
Maustemakkara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baggins's head.

Maustemakkara clinches up against the cage.
Maustemakkara takes an elbow to the temple.
Maustemakkara throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maustemakkara stalling against the cage.
Baggins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maustemakkara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baggins can do to turn this around?
Maustemakkara lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baggins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maustemakkara's brow.
Maustemakkara leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Maustemakkara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara just leaning against Baggins, taking a breather.
Maustemakkara gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcelo Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara clobbers Baggins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maustemakkara lands a head shot.
Maustemakkara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maustemakkara lands with a kick to the temple. Baggins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Maustemakkara.
Baggins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baggins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baggins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maustemakkara throws a leg kick which misses Baggins's front leg but catches the back leg as Baggins tries to avoid it.
Marcelo Maustemakkara is winning the standup battle so far.
Maustemakkara is looking to slow Baggins down with leg kicks.
Maustemakkara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baggins backs up against the cage.
Nice cross by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara connects with the punch.
Maustemakkara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Maustemakkara moves into range and clinches up with Baggins.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baggins up against the cage.
Marcelo Maustemakkara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maustemakkara lands an elbow that stopped Baggins in his tracks for a moment.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head.
Baggins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A knee to the head by Maustemakkara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maustemakkara lands a damaging elbow.
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baggins tries a knee to the head but Maustemakkara blocks it.
Baggins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maustemakkara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maustemakkara lands a nice elbow.
Maustemakkara scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maustemakkara.

Maustemakkara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Baggins is predictable there
and Maustemakkara counters with a solid body kick.

Maustemakkara instigates a clinch.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maustemakkara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.

Maustemakkara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara scores with a head kick.
Maustemakkara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baggins throws a leg kick
and Maustemakkara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maustemakkara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baggins's calf.
Baggins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maustemakkara can pounce on him.
Baggins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maustemakkara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maustemakkara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maustemakkara lands an overhand right.

Maustemakkara closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Maustemakkara breaks from the clinch.
Maustemakkara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Baggins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maustemakkara with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Maustemakkara has Baggins up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara lands an elbow inside that Baggins shrugs off.
Maustemakkara pushes Baggins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baggins has had enough of the clinch but Maustemakkara keeps him there for the moment.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara lands a nice elbow.
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara landing knees to the head.
Maustemakkara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maustemakkara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maustemakkara lands an elbow inside that Baggins shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maustemakkara lands a nice knee to the body.
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Baggins jumps guard but Maustemakkara stands there with Baggins around his waist. Baggins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maustemakkara has Baggins pressed against the cage.
Baggins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Maustemakkara dominated that second round.
That's time! Maustemakkara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Donk. Maustemakkara catches Baggins right on the button with a cross.
Baggins misses with a leg kick.
Baggins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maustemakkara finds it's way round the side to connect with Baggins's head.

Maustemakkara has closed the distance and engaged Baggins in a clinch.
Maustemakkara prevents Baggins from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Maustemakkara.

Baggins breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Baggins misses.
Maustemakkara scores with a head kick. Baggins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bilbo Baggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Maustemakkara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara scores with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maustemakkara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Maustemakkara blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maustemakkara connects with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara landing knees to the body.
Maustemakkara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Maustemakkara.

Maustemakkara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Maustemakkara.

Maustemakkara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baggins, pushing him back against the cage.
Maustemakkara slowing the pace effectively.
Maustemakkara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maustemakkara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Maustemakkara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baggins throws a leg kick
letting Maustemakkara counter with a right hand.

Maustemakkara clinches up with Baggins and pushes him back against the cage.
Maustemakkara tries to land a knee to the head but Baggins blocks with his arms.
Maustemakkara lands an elbow inside that Baggins shrugs off.
Maustemakkara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baggins tries to stall but Maustemakkara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maustemakkara slows down the pace here.
Maustemakkara blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara effectively controlling the action here.
Maustemakkara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Maustemakkara taking a breather.
Baggins tries to pull guard but Maustemakkara won't allow it.
Maustemakkara blocks the elbow strike.
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara tries a knee to the head but Baggins blocks it.

Maustemakkara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baggins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maustemakkara.
Baggins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maustemakkara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maustemakkara thumps Baggins with a low kick.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maustemakkara throws a leg kick which misses Baggins's front leg but catches the back leg as Baggins tries to avoid it.
Maustemakkara with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick that half lands.
Maustemakkara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maustemakkara cracks Baggins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maustemakkara connects with a jab.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick that Baggins semi-blocks.

Maustemakkara has closed the distance and engaged Baggins in a clinch.
Baggins tries a knee to the head but Maustemakkara blocks it.
Maustemakkara landing knees to the head.
Maustemakkara blocks an elbow strike from Baggins.
Maustemakkara just leaning against Baggins, taking a breather.
Baggins takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Maustemakkara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Maustemakkara connects with a knee to the head.
Baggins throws an elbow that misses.
Maustemakkara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bilbo Baggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins tries to stall but Maustemakkara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maustemakkara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baggins misses with an elbow over the top.
Maustemakkara just leaning against Baggins, taking a breather.
Marcelo Maustemakkara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baggins misses with the head strike.

Maustemakkara breaks from the clinch.

Maustemakkara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maustemakkara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Maustemakkara lands a nice knee to the body.
Maustemakkara landing knees to the head.
Baggins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maustemakkara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Maustemakkara manages to break the clinch.
Maustemakkara works the jab nicely.
Maustemakkara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maustemakkara lands the left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Baggins 's head but he takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Maustemakkara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maustemakkara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Maustemakkara!