PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Turpaansaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpaansaaja is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bulls On Parade. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Maddox
vs
Turpaansaaja

150 cm
35
157 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

170 cm
29
154 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Severi Turpaansaaja!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turpaansaaja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turpaansaaja stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turpaansaaja wants it to stay on the feet.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpaansaaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maddox is looking to chop away at Turpaansaaja's legs.

Turpaansaaja pushes Maddox up against the cage in a clinch.
Maddox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maddox lands a right hand.
Maddox prevents a body shot from Turpaansaaja.
A short uppercut from Maddox.
Maddox blocks an uppercut.
Maddox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maddox lands an elbow inside that Turpaansaaja shrugs off.

It looks like Severi Turpaansaaja has been cut.
Maddox looking for a takedown.
Turpaansaaja scores with a shot to the side of Maddox's head.
Turpaansaaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Turpaansaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maddox throws a solid leg kick but Turpaansaaja takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maddox.
Turpaansaaja ducks under a wild hook from Maddox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turpaansaaja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maddox.
Turpaansaaja leaves Maddox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turpaansaaja misses with a low kick as Maddox jumps back.
Maddox wants to land a leg kick but Turpaansaaja is out of range.
Severi Turpaansaaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turpaansaaja lands a leg kick that knocks Maddox off balance momentarily.
Maddox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turpaansaaja misses with a low kick as Maddox jumps back.
Maddox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turpaansaaja connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Turpaansaaja darts in and clinches Maddox up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Turpaansaaja.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja tries to work over Maddox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maddox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turpaansaaja lands with a light punch inside.
Turpaansaaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turpaansaaja tries to break the clinch but Maddox is controlling the position.
Maddox has Turpaansaaja pressed against the cage, preventing Turpaansaaja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maddox tries for a takedown but Turpaansaaja manages to get underhooks.

Turpaansaaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpaansaaja ducks under a wild hook from Maddox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Turpaansaaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maddox cracks the inside of Turpaansaaja's front leg.
Turpaansaaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maddox.
Turpaansaaja swings widly with a right hand
and Maddox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Maddox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turpaansaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Maddox.
Turpaansaaja works on Maddox's body with a couple of short punches.
Maddox throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maddox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maddox misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turpaansaaja.
Nice body punch from Turpaansaaja.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
Turpaansaaja misses with the head strike.

Turpaansaaja breaks from the clinch.
Turpaansaaja lands with a shot to the body.
Maddox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja misses with a wild body shot.
Turpaansaaja is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maddox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turpaansaaja scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpaansaaja moves away.
Turpaansaaja lands with a straight right. Maddox didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox closes the distance and clinches up with Turpaansaaja, looking for a takedown. Maddox pushes Turpaansaaja against the cage but Turpaansaaja circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Turpaansaaja closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turpaansaaja wants to break free but Maddox has control.
Turpaansaaja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turpaansaaja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maddox backwards.
Maddox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turpaansaaja is defending well.
Turpaansaaja scores with a shoulder strike.
Turpaansaaja tries a body shot but Maddox blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja misses with a punch to the body.
Turpaansaaja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turpaansaaja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turpaansaaja blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maddox.

Turpaansaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turpaansaaja stalks Maddox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maddox's face. Maddox staggers backwards, shaken.
Maddox swings for the body but Turpaansaaja moves out of range.
Turpaansaaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Maddox misses the body punch
and Turpaansaaja counters with a leg kick.
Maddox staying out of range there.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Maddox slips under a jab from Turpaansaaja.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpaansaaja moves out of range of the leg kick from Maddox.
Turpaansaaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja thuds his right hand into Maddox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Turpaansaaja blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Severi Turpaansaaja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Severi Turpaansaaja's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turpaansaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turpaansaaja is struggling to control the position.

Turpaansaaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpaansaaja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maddox's hands.
Turpaansaaja checks a leg kick.
Maddox throws a jab but it's blocked by Turpaansaaja.
Maddox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turpaansaaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maddox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turpaansaaja throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox misses with a straight left.
Turpaansaaja pushes Maddox away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Turpaansaaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpaansaaja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maddox lands a nice shot to the body.
Maddox really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Turpaansaaja misses with a wild body shot.
Maddox is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Turpaansaaja's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Turpaansaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maddox.
Turpaansaaja throws a head kick that Maddox semi-blocks.
Maddox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maddox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turpaansaaja lands a nice shot that snaps Maddox's head back.
Maddox throws a leg kick but Turpaansaaja sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turpaansaaja misses with a right hand
and Maddox counters with a nice uppercut.
Maddox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox throws a leg kick but Turpaansaaja sees it coming and moves out of range.
Severi Turpaansaaja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
Turpaansaaja scores with the left hand. Maddox knows he should have avoided that one.
Maddox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turpaansaaja fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Maddox.
Good leg kick by Maddox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Maddox.
Maddox tries a low kick but Turpaansaaja avoids it.
Turpaansaaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turpaansaaja lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maddox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maddox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Turpaansaaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpaansaaja throws a series of punches but Maddox avoids them all with ease.
Turpaansaaja lands with a nice body kick.
Turpaansaaja lands a jab.
Turpaansaaja feints and then cracks Maddox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maddox down.
Maddox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maddox works Turpaansaaja's body with a nice hook.
Turpaansaaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpaansaaja.
Maddox throws a series of punches but Turpaansaaja avoids them all with ease.
Maddox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maddox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turpaansaaja's waist but Turpaansaaja gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maddox off to one side.
Turpaansaaja stuns Maddox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maddox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turpaansaaja lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maddox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpaansaaja was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch up.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpaansaaja misses with a head kick.
Maddox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turpaansaaja throws a nice head kick!
Maddox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turpaansaaja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maddox misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a leg kick.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maddox misses with a lunging right hand
and Turpaansaaja counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turpaansaaja throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.

Turpaansaaja has closed the distance and engaged Maddox in a clinch.

Turpaansaaja breaks from the clinch.
Turpaansaaja scoring well with a low kick there.
Turpaansaaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
Turpaansaaja works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maddox blocks a head kick by Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch up but Maddox circles away and keeps his distance.

Maddox changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Turpaansaaja looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpaansaaja tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maddox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maddox throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Severi Turpaansaaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Severi Turpaansaaja's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turpaansaaja, as that shot connected.
Turpaansaaja throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maddox lands a leg kick that knocks Turpaansaaja off balance momentarily.
Turpaansaaja slips under a jab.
Maddox thumps Turpaansaaja with a low kick.
Turpaansaaja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turpaansaaja takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turpaansaaja turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turpaansaaja 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.
Turpaansaaja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maddox.
Maddox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turpaansaaja lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maddox throws an overhand right that lands on Turpaansaaja's shoulder, as Turpaansaaja tries to avoid the shot.
Maddox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maddox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maddox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpaansaaja manages to avoid it.
Turpaansaaja avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Turpaansaaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Turpaansaaja throws a chopping leg kick but Maddox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maddox misses with a kick to the body.
Maddox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turpaansaaja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maddox throws a big shot that misses.
Turpaansaaja moves out of range of the body kick from Maddox.
Turpaansaaja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maddox's head.
Turpaansaaja misses with a hook. Maddox ducked under it nicely.
Maddox connects with a body shot that sends Turpaansaaja's belly button to the back.
Turpaansaaja misses with a hook. Maddox ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja jabs at Maddox's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turpaansaaja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turpaansaaja throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maddox.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turpaansaaja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turpaansaaja takes a swing at Maddox's ribcage but misses.
Turpaansaaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Turpaansaaja.
Maddox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turpaansaaja looks to score with a jab to the body but Maddox is just out of range.
Maddox throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turpaansaaja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turpaansaaja tries to land a body kick
enabling Maddox to counter with a crisp jab.
Maddox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maddox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turpaansaaja scores with a body shot.
Turpaansaaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maddox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Maddox.
Maddox throws a jab when Turpaansaaja was well out of range.
Turpaansaaja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Turpaansaaja clinches with his opponent.
Turpaansaaja looking to slow down the pace here.
Maddox is trying to stall.
Maddox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turpaansaaja takes a shot to the head.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maddox tries a body shot but Turpaansaaja blocks it.
Maddox leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turpaansaaja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Turpaansaaja controls the action.
Turpaansaaja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maddox backwards.
Maddox throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Maddox.
Turpaansaaja blocks a body shot from Maddox.
Turpaansaaja digs a right hand underneath Maddox's ribcage. Maddox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maddox blocks a body shot from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja blocks a body shot from Maddox.
Maddox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turpaansaaja has had enough of the clinch but Maddox keeps him there for the moment.
Turpaansaaja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox stalls.
Turpaansaaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Severi Turpaansaaja really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Severi Turpaansaaja's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Turpaansaaja checks the leg kick.
Turpaansaaja closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maddox misses with a wild body shot.
Maddox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt
and Turpaansaaja counters with a right hand to the body.
Turpaansaaja misses with a head kick.
That kick from Turpaansaaja tenderised Maddox's leg. Maddox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turpaansaaja checks the leg kick.
Maddox keeps the fight on the outside.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turpaansaaja. Maddox shrugs it off though.
Turpaansaaja misses the jab.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpaansaaja thuds a left hand into Maddox's body.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maddox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turpaansaaja goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox shoots in looking for a takedown but Turpaansaaja manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maddox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turpaansaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox lunges at Turpaansaaja with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turpaansaaja's hand.
Maddox slips under a jab.
Turpaansaaja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maddox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Turpaansaaja lands.
Turpaansaaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
Turpaansaaja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maddox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maddox is looking to slow Turpaansaaja down with leg kicks.
Turpaansaaja slips under a jab from Maddox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Turpaansaaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Turpaansaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maddox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpaansaaja moves away from the strike by Maddox.
Maddox connects with a body shot that sends Turpaansaaja's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpaansaaja goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turpaansaaja connects with a leg kick. Maddox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turpaansaaja scores with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Turpaansaaja.
Maddox lands with a thumping leg kick.

Maddox throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turpaansaaja tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maddox is in Turpaansaaja's guard.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Turpaansaaja keeps moving.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turpaansaaja swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Turpaansaaja manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Maddox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good shot there by Maddox.
Turpaansaaja scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maddox!
Maddox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turpaansaaja is able to avoid easily.
Turpaansaaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maddox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turpaansaaja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maddox lands a nice shot to the body.

Maddox shoots in and gets a takedown into Turpaansaaja's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpaansaaja looking to control.
Turpaansaaja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maddox.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Turpaansaaja keeps moving.
Turpaansaaja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turpaansaaja keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Severi Turpaansaaja's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Turpaansaaja lands a jab to Maddox's midsection.
Turpaansaaja scoring well with a low kick there.
Turpaansaaja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maddox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maddox misses with a low kick as Turpaansaaja jumps back.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt.
Maddox takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maddox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turpaansaaja.
Jab, jab by Turpaansaaja - just one landing.
Turpaansaaja throws a shot to the body.
Maddox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maddox misses with a body shot.
Turpaansaaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turpaansaaja leaves Maddox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpaansaaja moves away.
Maddox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turpaansaaja looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turpaansaaja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turpaansaaja throws a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Maddox.
Turpaansaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Turpaansaaja.
Maddox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turpaansaaja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turpaansaaja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt - Turpaansaaja sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maddox moves out of range as Turpaansaaja throws a body kick.

Maddox gets a double leg takedown into Turpaansaaja's guard.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brian Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maddox is controlling him.
Turpaansaaja preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maddox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the position here.
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!
Maddox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Severi Turpaansaaja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turpaansaaja wants to stand and escape but Maddox is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throwing strikes from guard but Turpaansaaja blocks nicely.
Turpaansaaja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maddox passes Turpaansaaja's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maddox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Turpaansaaja is staying active underneath Maddox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maddox misses with a head shot. Turpaansaaja uses the momentum to regain guard.
Turpaansaaja keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turpaansaaja is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Maddox.
I think Turpaansaaja has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 47:48
Judge Josh West scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Severi Turpaansaaja!
Severi Turpaansaaja is the new lightweight champion!