PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian MacAiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAiken's entrance music is Dropkick Myrphy's / Rose Tattoo. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

MacAiken
vs
Christopher

183 cm
22
174 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ian MacAiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher connects with the punch.
MacAiken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacAiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christopher.
MacAiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christopher walks into a stiff left hand from MacAiken.
A jab from Christopher finds it's way through MacAiken's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christopher.
Christopher throws a body kick that misses.
Christopher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
MacAiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacAiken lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
MacAiken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christopher misses with a left hand
and MacAiken counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from MacAiken.
Christopher throws a big shot that misses.
MacAiken takes a swing at Christopher's ribcage but misses.
MacAiken ducks under a wild hook from Christopher.
MacAiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christopher defending well as MacAiken loads up on a big left hand.
Christopher ducks under a wild hook from MacAiken.
Christopher throws an off balance right hand
and MacAiken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacAiken wants to slow Christopher down by chopping away at his legs.
MacAiken misses with a hook to the body
and Christopher counters with an outside leg kick.
Christopher walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken tries for a takedown but Christopher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leonard Christopher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christopher throws a lazy uppercut
and MacAiken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacAiken moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacAiken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christopher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christopher leaves MacAiken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christopher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MacAiken finds it's way round the side to connect with Christopher's head.

MacAiken clinches up with Christopher and pushes him back against the cage.
Christopher is trying to break free.

Christopher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christopher staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from MacAiken.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian MacAiken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacAiken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christopher is fending him off so far but MacAiken persists. Nope, Christopher circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Christopher.
Christopher ducks under a wild hook from MacAiken.
Christopher lands a head shot.
MacAiken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from MacAiken misses.
MacAiken throws a leg kick but Christopher checks it.
Christopher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacAiken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christopher to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacAiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christopher manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MacAiken.
Ian MacAiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Christopher.
A shot to the body from MacAiken misses
and Christopher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacAiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christopher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christopher scores with a sloppy right hand. MacAiken should have avoided that one.
Christopher throws a lazy uppercut
and MacAiken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christopher lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacAiken throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christopher counters with a stiff right hand.
MacAiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christopher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacAiken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Christopher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Christopher throws a lazy right hand but MacAiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christopher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacAiken.
MacAiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacAiken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacAiken tries to clinch but Christopher moves out of range.
MacAiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christopher throws a poor cross that misses
and MacAiken counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacAiken misses with a right hand
letting Christopher counter with a right hand.
MacAiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Christopher is just out of range.
MacAiken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christopher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacAiken scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacAiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher misses with an uppercut. MacAiken saw that one coming.
Christopher tries to move into range but MacAiken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacAiken misses with a low kick.
MacAiken lands a jab.
MacAiken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Christopher throws a lazy right hand but MacAiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christopher throws a right hand that misses
and MacAiken counters with a nice uppercut.
Christopher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christopher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacAiken.
MacAiken throws a leg kick but Christopher checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Christopher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christopher blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAiken tries to clinch but Christopher moves out of range.
Christopher thows a body shot but no joy.
MacAiken misses with a straight left.
Christopher checks a leg kick nicely.
Christopher tries to move into range but MacAiken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christopher gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling MacAiken to counter with a crisp jab.
MacAiken fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacAiken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacAiken misses with a hook.
MacAiken throws a big shot that misses.
Leonard Christopher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacAiken misses with a straight left.
MacAiken swings and misses with a shot to the body
and MacAiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christopher misses the shot to the body.
Christopher misses with a looping right.
MacAiken swings for the body but Christopher moves out of range.
MacAiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christopher manages to avoid it.
Christopher looks to land a right hand but MacAiken moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken misses the jab.
MacAiken lands with a shot to the body.
Christopher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacAiken moves away from the strike by Christopher.
MacAiken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Christopher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacAiken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacAiken swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christopher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacAiken throws a hook but Christopher blocks it.
Christopher misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ian MacAiken will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

MacAiken misses with a looping left.
MacAiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christopher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christopher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacAiken throws a leg kick
and Christopher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacAiken misses with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Christopher as MacAiken shoots in.
Christopher throws an overhand right that lands on MacAiken's shoulder, as MacAiken tries to avoid the shot.
Christopher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacAiken wants to clinch.
MacAiken misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAiken throws the left hand but Christopher avoids the punch easily.
MacAiken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacAiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christopher misses with a right hand
and MacAiken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacAiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christopher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from MacAiken misses.
MacAiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christopher counters with a good low kick that MacAiken was not able to check.
MacAiken misses the body punch
and Christopher counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher misses with a looping left.
MacAiken blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacAiken throws a leg kick that misses.
MacAiken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacAiken is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christopher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MacAiken wants to clinch but Christopher slips to the side

and Christopher counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Christopher looking to finish!

MacAiken is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
MacAiken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christopher is one step ahead there.
Oh MacAiken is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacAiken has a closed guard, preventing Christopher from standing up.
Christopher slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
MacAiken seems to have got his legs back now.
MacAiken controls Christopher momentarily but Christopher frees himself.
Christopher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacAiken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christopher looks to land a left hand but MacAiken moved out of range nicely.
Christopher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christopher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christopher needs to keep his hands up - MacAiken had a free shot at his head there.
MacAiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by MacAiken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher scores with a nice head shot.
MacAiken throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

MacAiken closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christopher's guard.
Christopher is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Christopher trying to keep a closed guard but MacAiken is proving a slippery customer.
Christopher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MacAiken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Christopher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christopher 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Christopher!
A less than humble Leonard Christopher misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.