PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lasileuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maynard
vs
Lasileuka

188 cm
29
197 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

189 cm
23
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lasileuka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasileuka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
Lasileuka is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Lasileuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lasileuka tries to clinch
and Maynard counters with a left to the body.
Lasileuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Maynard misses.
Lasse Lasileuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lasileuka misses with an uppercut. Maynard saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Maynard both land. Nice combination.
Maynard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lasileuka throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Lasileuka throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
A big left from Lasileuka misses.
Maynard slips under a jab.
Maynard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maynard scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lasileuka misses.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.
Lasileuka tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Lasileuka wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Maynard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lasileuka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lasileuka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maynard lands a head shot.
Maynard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lasileuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lasileuka missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lasileuka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lasileuka manages to avoid it.
Maynard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maynard throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lasileuka forces Maynard back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lasileuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lasileuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Lasileuka lands a body shot.
Lasileuka prevents a body shot from Maynard.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lasileuka is trying to stall.
Lasileuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lasileuka blocks a body shot from Maynard.
Maynard slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Lasileuka back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lasileuka.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lasileuka's elbow.
A short right from Lasileuka.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Lasileuka working aggressively here.
Lasileuka misses with a body punch.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maynard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lasileuka backwards.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard lands a right hand.
Maynard misses with the head strike.
Maynard taking a breather.
Lasileuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lasileuka trying to stall but Maynard improves his position.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lasileuka misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maynard lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maynard.
Maynard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lasileuka blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lasileuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lasileuka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Lasileuka fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Maynard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maynard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lasileuka's head backwards.
Lasileuka misses the jab.
Alexander Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
Maynard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lasileuka is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Maynard swats away the attempt to clinch by Lasileuka.
Maynard throws a nice looking combination but Lasileuka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lasileuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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

Lasileuka is rocked!

It looks like Lasse Lasileuka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Lasileuka out cold! Lasileuka corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Maynard!
Alexander Maynard thanked the fans post fight for their support.