PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Maustemakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Munalukko
vs
Maustemakkara

181 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

177 cm
27
180 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Maustemakkara!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munalukko thuds a left hand into Maustemakkara's body.
Maustemakkara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munalukko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munalukko throws a leg kick
and Maustemakkara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Munalukko misses the target.
The fighters circling - Maustemakkara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Munalukko misses its intended target.
Munalukko lunges at Maustemakkara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maustemakkara's hand.
Maustemakkara blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Maustemakkara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maustemakkara scores with a sloppy right hand. Munalukko should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Maustemakkara does no damage.
Munalukko throws a nice looking combination but Maustemakkara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Maustemakkara takes the fight into the clinch.

Maustemakkara breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maustemakkara walks into a jab.
Maustemakkara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Munalukko misses the shot to the body.
Munalukko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Maustemakkara has Munalukko up against the cage in a clinch.

Maustemakkara breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Maustemakkara misses
and Munalukko counters with a nice uppercut.
Munalukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maustemakkara.

Maustemakkara forces Munalukko back against the cage and clinches.
Maustemakkara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Munalukko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munalukko can't find room to land a body shot as Maustemakkara controls the action.
Maustemakkara lands a body shot.

Maustemakkara manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maustemakkara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maustemakkara misses with a double jab.
Maustemakkara connects with a body shot that sends Munalukko's belly button to the back.
Munalukko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maustemakkara counters with a series of strikes. Munalukko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Munalukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maustemakkara connects with a single shot there.
Maustemakkara scores with a nice head shot.
Munalukko lands a body shot.
Maustemakkara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maustemakkara lands a two punch combo.
Munalukko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munalukko throws a sloppy body shot
and Maustemakkara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maustemakkara throws a front kick that sends Munalukko stumbling back into the cage.
Munalukko is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munalukko lands with a right hand.

Maustemakkara pushes Munalukko up against the cage in a clinch.

Maustemakkara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maustemakkara staying out of range there.

Maustemakkara clinches up with Munalukko and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Maustemakkara.
Munalukko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maustemakkara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maustemakkara pushes Munalukko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maustemakkara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Munalukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maustemakkara has Munalukko pressed against the cage.

Maustemakkara breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maustemakkara takes a swing at Munalukko's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munalukko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maustemakkara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maustemakkara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munalukko thows a body shot but no joy.
Maustemakkara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Munalukko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maustemakkara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munalukko.
Munalukko 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.

Maustemakkara moves into the clinch.
Munalukko trying to control the position but instead, Maustemakkara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Munalukko into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munalukko throws a head punch that misses.
Munalukko blocks a body shot from Maustemakkara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Maustemakkara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Munalukko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maustemakkara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maustemakkara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munalukko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munalukko throws a poor cross that misses
and Maustemakkara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munalukko misses with a body kick.
Munalukko misses with a body shot.
Munalukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maustemakkara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Munalukko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Munalukko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara lands with an uppercut that bounces Munalukko off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Munalukko misses.
Munalukko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maustemakkara. Maustemakkara obviously looking to wear him down.
Maustemakkara looks to land a left hand but Munalukko moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maustemakkara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maustemakkara slips a jab and a cross from Munalukko.
Munalukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Maustemakkara.
Munalukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munalukko throws a right hand that misses
and Maustemakkara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maustemakkara misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Munalukko misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Maustemakkara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara throws a right hand that Munalukko ducks under and follows up with a left that Munalukko also avoids with ease.
Munalukko throws a leg kick

and Maustemakkara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maustemakkara.
Munalukko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maustemakkara tries to land a knee to the head but Munalukko blocks with his arms.
Munalukko is looking to break free of the clinch but Maustemakkara has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munalukko backwards.
Maustemakkara lands a left hand.
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!

Maustemakkara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munalukko misses with a right hand
and Maustemakkara counters with a nice body kick.
Maustemakkara is looking to clinch but Munalukko is avoiding it.

Maustemakkara closes the distance and clinches.
Maustemakkara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Maustemakkara - that landed with a thud.
Maustemakkara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maustemakkara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munalukkos head.

Maustemakkara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maustemakkara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maustemakkara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munalukko's sensitive parts.

Maustemakkara takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Munalukko up against the cage.
Maustemakkara gets through Munalukko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marcelo Maustemakkara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maustemakkara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munalukko backwards.
Maustemakkara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maustemakkara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maustemakkara tries to land a knee to the head but Munalukko blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munalukko backwards.

Maustemakkara breaks the clinch.
Maustemakkara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maustemakkara duly obliges.
Munalukko throws a lazy uppercut
and Maustemakkara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maustemakkara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munalukko throws a big shot that misses.
Marcelo Maustemakkara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko misses the jab.
Munalukko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maustemakkara counters with a low kick, right behind Munalukko 's knee.
Marcelo Maustemakkara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maustemakkara checks a low kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maustemakkara moves away.
Munalukko looks to land a combination. Maustemakkara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Munalukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maustemakkara.
Munalukko slips a jab and a cross from Maustemakkara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munalukko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munalukko misses with a body punch

and Maustemakkara counters by clinching up.
Munalukko throws a head punch that misses.
Maustemakkara lands a good knee to the midsection. Munalukko won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Maustemakkara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maustemakkara scores with a jab. Munalukko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maustemakkara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Munalukko misses with an uppercut
and Maustemakkara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munalukko throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Munalukko throws a good cross that connects.

Maustemakkara moves into range and clinches up with Munalukko.
Munalukko misses with the head strike.
Munalukko misses with some punches.
Maustemakkara lands a hook to the side of the head.

Maustemakkara breaks the clinch.
Maustemakkara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munalukko circles away quickly and effectively.
Maustemakkara misses with a head kick.

Maustemakkara has closed the distance and engaged Munalukko in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Maustemakkara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maustemakkara lands a left hand.
Munalukko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munalukko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maustemakkara's elbow.
Maustemakkara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maustemakkara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munalukkos head.

Maustemakkara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maustemakkara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munalukko circles away quickly and effectively.
Munalukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maustemakkara with a knee to the head.
Munalukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munalukko is trying to force a seperation but Maustemakkara has the dominant position.

Maustemakkara breaks the clinch.
Munalukko misses with the body kick
and Maustemakkara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Make Munalukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Munalukko misses
and Maustemakkara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munalukko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munalukko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maustemakkara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maustemakkara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Munalukko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maustemakkara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munalukko thumps Maustemakkara with a low kick.
Munalukko misses with a looping left.
Munalukko throws a body punch but Maustemakkara moves out of range.
Maustemakkara blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maustemakkara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Munalukko misses with a body shot.
Munalukko throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maustemakkara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maustemakkara lands with a left to the head.
Maustemakkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Maustemakkara manages to break the clinch.
Maustemakkara checks a leg kick.
Munalukko finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Maustemakkara's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Munalukko falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Maustemakkara!
Marcelo Maustemakkara spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.