PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Miljoona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miljoona
vs
Maine

190 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pelle Miljoona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Maine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miljoona throws a body punch but Maine moves out of range.

Miljoona clinches up against the cage.
Maine trying to land knees to the body.
Maine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miljoona blocks an elbow strike.
Miljoona is trying to maintain a safe position but Maine gets an underhook and turns Miljoona into the cage.
Maine stalling.
Maine trying to land knees to the body.

Maine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Maine moves into the clinch successfully.
Miljoona takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miljoona managing to block the knees to the body from Maine.

Maine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Maine moves into the clinch.
Miljoona avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miljoona is defending well for now.
Miljoona is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maine to keep the fight standing.

Maine breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Maine finds it's way through Miljoona's defenses.

Maine clinches up against the cage.
Miljoona looking to slow down the pace here.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miljoona's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miljoona's brow.

Maine breaks the clinch.
Maine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Miljoona gets tackled into the cage by Maine. Maine maintains the clinch.
Maine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maine lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miljoona is trying to maintain a safe position but Maine gets an underhook and turns Miljoona into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maine lands an elbow inside that Miljoona shrugs off.

It looks like Pelle Miljoona has been cut.
Miljoona fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miljoona managing to block the knees to the body from Maine.
Nice elbow from Maine.
Miljoona looking to slow down the pace here.
Maine blocks the elbow strike.
Maine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miljoona fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelle Miljoona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miljoona takes an elbow to the temple.
Maine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miljoona.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miljoona is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miljoona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Maine manages to break the clinch.

Maine moves into the clinch.
Maine keeps control of Miljoona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Miljoona in his tracks for a moment.
Maine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miljoona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miljoona taking a breather.
Maine lands a nice elbow.
Miljoona takes an elbow to the temple.
Miljoona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Miljoona in his tracks for a moment.
Maine lands an elbow inside.
Maine stalling against the cage.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Miljoona in his tracks for a moment.

Maine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Maine has Miljoona up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maine breaks from the clinch.

Maine clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Maine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelle Miljoona's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miljoona has managed to clinch.
Maine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miljoona is looking to break free of the clinch but Maine has double underhooks.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miljoona's defenses.
Maine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miljoona avoids it.
Maine lands an elbow just above Miljoona 's eye.
Miljoona tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maine smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Miljoona.

Maine closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miljoona's brow.
Miljoona is trying to pull guard but Maine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miljoona wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine trying to land knees to the body.
Maine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Miljoona in his tracks for a moment.
Miljoona tries to stall but Maine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Maine breaks from the clinch.
Miljoona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miljoona ducks under a wild hook from Maine.
Maine connects with a body shot.
Maine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miljoona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miljoona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Maine pushes Miljoona up against the cage in a clinch.
Mack Maine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maine misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Maine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miljoona avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miljoona avoiding damage as Maine throws knees to the body.
Maine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miljoona.
A bit of stalling here from Maine.
Miljoona takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miljoona tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelle Miljoona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maine throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miljoona is trying to pull guard but Maine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maine is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine lands an elbow inside that Miljoona shrugs off.
Miljoona avoiding damage as Maine throws knees to the body.
Miljoona is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miljoona working hard to break the clinch.
Maine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Maine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miljoona feints and then cracks Maine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maine down.
Maine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miljoona circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miljoona finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maine misses with a looping left.

Maine closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Maine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miljoona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maine is out of range.

Maine gets a clinch.
Maine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miljoona takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miljoona is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miljoona is trying to pull guard but Maine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Maine manages to break the clinch.

Maine has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Maine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pelle Miljoona's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Miljoona closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maine as Miljoona tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Maine.

Maine breaks the clinch.

Miljoona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miljoona avoids it.
Maine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miljoona's defenses.
Maine lands an elbow just above Miljoona 's eye.
Nice elbow from Maine.
Nice elbow from Maine.
Miljoona jumps guard but Maine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miljoona is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maine to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Maine rushes Miljoona and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Maine.
Miljoona tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maine just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelle Miljoona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miljoona.
Maine lands an elbow just above Miljoona 's eye.
Miljoona working hard to break the clinch.
Miljoona tries to pull guard but Maine won't allow it.
Miljoona misses with a knee strike.
Miljoona wants to get back to striking at distance but Maine won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miljoona takes an elbow to the forehead.

Maine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Miljoona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maine lands a damaging elbow.

Maine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miljoona takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maine throws a big shot that misses.

Maine closes the distance and clinches.
Maine lands a nice elbow.

Maine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Miljoona is rocked!
Miljoona tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maine is able to avoid easily.
Oh Miljoona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miljoona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miljoona seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miljoona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miljoona is defending well for now.
Maine slows down the pace here.
Maine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Maine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack Maine seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Maine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mack Maine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stalling in the clinch from Maine.
Miljoona dodges an elbow strike from Maine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miljoona is looking to control Maine's arms but Maine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miljoona has his back to the cage.
Maine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miljoona blocks the elbow strike.
Miljoona with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miljoona tries to pull guard but Maine won't allow it.
Miljoona is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maine to keep the fight standing.

Maine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pelle Miljoona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maine staying out of range there.
Miljoona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maine blocks a head kick by Miljoona.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miljoona takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miljoona's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Maine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Mack Maine!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Mack Maine!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Mack Maine!

Mack Maine wins by unanimous decision!