PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mono - 16.12. Alexander Maynard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sarsola
vs
Maynard

180 cm
30
197 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

188 cm
32
197 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarsola misses with a low kick as Maynard jumps back.
Sarsola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maynard has time to react.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut. Maynard saw that one coming.
Maynard needs to keep his hands up - Sarsola had a free shot at his head there.
Sarsola lands a slapping body shot.
Sarsola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Maynard does it's job there.

Sarsola drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sarsola controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarsola trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sarsola wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola throwing strikes but missing.
Sarsola won't allow Maynard to sweep him here.
Sarsola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sarsola wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leo Sarsola wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Sarsola shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horrible takedown by Sarsola or perhaps it was just good defense by Maynard which made him look bad.
Sarsola feints and then cracks Maynard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maynard down.
Maynard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sarsola will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarsola thumps Maynard with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Maynard slams his shin into Sarsola's torso.
Nice defenses there by Sarsola.
Maynard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarsola connects with a leg kick. Maynard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maynard slips under a jab from Sarsola.
Sarsola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maynard connects with an inside leg kick.
Maynard throws a push kick but Sarsola slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Sarsola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarsola swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sarsola.
Maynard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maynard scoring well with a low kick there.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Maynard moves into the clinch.
Sarsola swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarsola throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Sarsola swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarsola scores with a shot to the side of Maynard's head.
A short uppercut from Maynard.
Sarsola is looking for a takedown.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sarsola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard is leaning against Sarsola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Maynard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maynard pushes Sarsola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarsola blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Sarsola fails to land.
A body shot lands from Maynard.
Sarsola misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sarsola is rocked!
A short right from Maynard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Maynard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maynard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maynard defending well as Sarsola loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard cracks Sarsola with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sarsola falls to his knees and Maynard doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Maynard!
Alexander Maynard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.