PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Stigu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stigu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sabrina-Boys. Maria has chosen Kronos - Bloodtower as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Stigu
vs
Maria

198 cm
26
250 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

193 cm
26
226 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Stigu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stigu.
Maria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stigu throws a poor cross that misses
and Maria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Stigu.
Stigu throws a right hand that misses
and Maria counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stigu is breathing heavily.
Maria cracks the inside of Stigu's front leg.
Maria throws a series of punches but Stigu avoids them all with ease.
Maria feints a jab promting Stigu to slip. Maria then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stigu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Mr Stigu has been cut.
Stigu throws an overhand right that lands on Maria's shoulder, as Maria tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stigu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stigu scores with a nice strike.
Maria throws a head kick but Stigu moves out of range.
Nice cross by Stigu.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stigu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maria - the referee stops the clock and Stigu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maria. Stigu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stigu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stigu misses with an uppercut. Maria saw that one coming.
Maria misses with a body kick.
Stigu cracks Maria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stigu misses with a jab to the body
and Maria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stigu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maria thumps Stigu with a low kick.
Maria throws a head kick but Stigu moves out of range.
A low kick from Stigu misses
and Maria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stigu misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maria.
Stigu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maria lands with a kick to the temple. Stigu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stigu's corner calls for a 1-2. Stigu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mr Stigu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stigu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maria counters with a head kick. That will keep Stigu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stigu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maria.
Stigu misses with a jab to the body
and Maria counters with a good, hard body kick but Stigu shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Maria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maria is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stigu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stigu misses with an uppercut
and Maria counters with a body kick.
Maria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stigu shoots for a takedown but Maria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maria ducks under a wild hook from Stigu.
Stigu misses with a jab to the body
and Maria counters with a low kick, right behind Stigu 's knee.
Maria keeps Stigu at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria fakes the leg kick and cracks Stigu in the body.
Maria throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stigu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Stigu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maria lands a leg kick that knocks Stigu off balance momentarily.
Stigu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stigu misses with an uppercut
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stigu swings widly with a right hand
and Maria counters with a good, hard body kick but Stigu shrugs it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maria in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stigus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stigu misses the body punch
and Maria counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maria.
Stigu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stigu misses with an uppercut
and Maria counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Maria cracks the inside of Stigu's front leg.
Stigu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stigu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maria. That one must have hurt.
Maria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Maria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stigu throws a hook to the side of Maria's head but Maria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Mr Stigu's cut is getting worse.
Maria lands with a nice body kick.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stigu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stigu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maria throws a head kick but Stigu moves out of range.
Stigu lands a jab to Maria's midsection.
Maria misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stigu misses.
Maria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stigu lands a head shot.
Stigu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stigu throws a lazy uppercut

and Maria counters with a head kick that drops Stigu to the mat! Stigu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stigu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stigu throws a lazy uppercut
and Maria makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stigu really felt that one!
Crunch! Maria slams his shin into Stigu's torso.
Maria throws a head kick that misses.
Maria tries a head kick but it misses.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria scores with a decent looking hook.
Maria lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stigu will feel that in the morning.
Maria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maria connects with a high kick.
Maria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joaquim Maria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stigu on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria clobbers Stigu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stigu moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquim Maria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Stigu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Stigu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stigu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maria counters with a head kick. That will keep Stigu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Stigu is rocked!
Maria pushes Stigu away with a front kick.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maria. That's going to slow Stigu down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Stigu thows a leg kick but Maria checks it
and Maria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stigu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stigu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stigu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maria tries a head kick but it misses.
Stigu throws a poor cross that misses

and Maria counters with a head kick that drops Stigu to the mat! Stigu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Stigu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maria fakes the leg kick and cracks Stigu in the body.
Maria batters Stigu with a massive right followed by a huge left! Stigu is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Maria lands a final crushing right hand to drop Stigu to the mat with a gruesome thud! Maria is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joaquim Maria!
Joaquim Maria took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you all.'.