PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Maczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maczynsky comes to the cage accompanied by Hymn. Power comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Method Man, Redman - Da Rockwilder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maczynsky
vs
Power

201 cm
22
270 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
219 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Meet the Future
The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Maczynsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maczynsky throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maczynsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maczynsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maczynsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maczynsky throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Power thumps Maczynsky with a low kick.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Maczynsky slips the punch.
Maczynsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maczynsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maczynsky manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power 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 Maczynsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maczynsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maczynsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power avoids a kick to the body.
Maczynsky wants to land a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Maczynsky throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Power.
Maczynsky misses with a head kick.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick as Power jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Power as he connects with a hook.
Power connects with a crisp jab.
Maczynsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maczynsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mike Maczynsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maczynsky throws a head kick that misses.
Maczynsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power misses with a hook.
Maczynsky misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power blocks a head kick by Maczynsky.
Power is looking to clinch but Maczynsky is avoiding it.
Maczynsky misses with a head kick.
A big left from Maczynsky misses.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Maczynsky off balance momentarily.
Power connects with a leg kick. Maczynsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky misses with a few strikes there.
Maczynsky throws the kick towards the body but Power avoids it.
Maczynsky looks to land a body kick but Power moved away.
Maczynsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Maczynsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maczynsky is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Power!
Maczynsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power feints and then cracks Maczynsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maczynsky down.
Power with a hook.
Maczynsky lands a leg kick that knocks Power off balance momentarily.
Maczynsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Power throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maczynsky 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Power.
Power sizes up Maczynsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maczynsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maczynsky misses with a combination
and Power counters with a thumping low kick.
Power lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
Power cracks Maczynsky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Maczynsky takes one on the button.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick.
Maczynsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Maczynsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maczynsky throws a head kick that misses.
Maczynsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maczynsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Power - the referee stops the clock and Maczynsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Power. Maczynsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maczynsky.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power checks the leg kick nicely there.
Power keeps Maczynsky at a distance using the push kick.
Power lands a front kick.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maczynsky. That did some damage!
Power misses with a head kick.
Power scores with a sloppy right hand. Maczynsky should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Maczynsky.
Power with a hook.
Maczynsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maczynsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maczynsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Power fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Power tries to clinch but Maczynsky moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power digs a good hook to Maczynsky's body.
Power scores with a hook to the body. Maczynsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Power tests Maczynsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maczynsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Power connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maczynsky scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Power dominated that round.
That's time! Maczynsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maczynsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maczynsky.
Power connects with a leg kick. Maczynsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maczynsky throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Power darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maczynsky might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Power scores with a kick to the midsection.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Power tests Maczynsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maczynsky throws out the jab.
Max Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power connects with a nice looking jab.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maczynsky's calf.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maczynsky motions for Power to come forward. Maczynsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maczynsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maczynsky. Maczynsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Power counters with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maczynsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Power - the referee stops the clock and Maczynsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Power. Maczynsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maczynsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Jab from Power.
Maczynsky is looking to wear down Power with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maczynsky. That did some damage!
Power throws a push kick but Maczynsky slaps the foot to one side.
Power connects with the punch.

Maczynsky is rocked!
Power lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Maczynsky falls backwards - clearly groggy! Power dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Power!
Max Power is the new super heavyweight champion!
Max Power seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.