PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa has chosen Extreme Ways as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maynard
vs
Kiilopaa

195 cm
28
218 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
32
211 lbs
17 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiilopaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maynard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiilopaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiilopaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maynard lands a head kick!

It looks like Pertti Kiilopaa has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiilopaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiilopaa clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard.
Kiilopaa throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard scores with a spinning back kick!
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiilopaa manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maynard.
Kiilopaa lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiilopaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Maynard.
Maynard lands a head kick!
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick.
Maynard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peter Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiilopaa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiilopaa looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiilopaa misses with an uppercut
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
Kiilopaa misses with a looping left.
Peter Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard lands a slapping body shot.
Maynard throws a body punch but Kiilopaa moves out of range.
Maynard throws a right hand that Kiilopaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiilopaa also avoids with ease.
Kiilopaa tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maynard lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maynard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kiilopaa's head.
Maynard cracks the inside of Kiilopaa's front leg.
Kiilopaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maynard lands with a good body shot.
Maynard lands a head kick. Kiilopaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That has opened up Pertti Kiilopaa's cut even more.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kiilopaa shoots in looking for a takedown but Maynard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kiilopaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maynard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maynard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiilopaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Kiilopaa moves out of range easily.
Maynard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard dodges the punch combination from Kiilopaa.
Kiilopaa avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Kiilopaa throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Maynard is looking to wear down Kiilopaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiilopaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maynard lands with a good body shot.
Maynard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiilopaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kiilopaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Maynard gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maynard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Pertti Kiilopaa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maynard landing knees to the body.
Kiilopaa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiilopaa has Maynard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maynard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maynard landing knees to the body.
Kiilopaa letting Maynard take a breather here.
Maynard prevents the takedown attempt.
Peter Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Kiilopaa.
Maynard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiilopaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maynard crunches a lovely knee into Kiilopaa's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maynard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Kiilopaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maynard lands a leg kick that knocks Kiilopaa off balance momentarily.
Kiilopaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kiilopaa throws a series of punches but Maynard avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maynard.
Maynard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kiilopaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Maynard closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard lands an elbow inside that Kiilopaa shrugs off.

Pertti Kiilopaa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pertti Kiilopaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Maynard!