PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Velimir Stojkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stojkovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drowning Pool - Numb . Cedric Maake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stojkovic
vs
Maake

175 cm
27
186 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Velimir Stojkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stojkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stojkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maake.
A jab from Maake misses.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Stojkovic's head but Stojkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stojkovic keeps Maake at a distance using the push kick.
Maake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stojkovic misses with an uppercut.
Stojkovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stojkovic jabs Maake right on the nose. Maake blinks but takes it well.
Maake misses with an uppercut. Stojkovic saw that one coming.
Maake throws a hook but Stojkovic blocks it.
Jab from Maake.
Maake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stojkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Maake.
Stojkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Maake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maake connects with a nice looking jab.
Stojkovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Stojkovic scores with a jab to the head.
Stojkovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maake's sensitive parts.
Maake cracks Stojkovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stojkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Maake circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojkovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maake doesn't seem bothered though.
Maake loads up on a big right hand but Stojkovic slips the punch.
Stojkovic takes one to the side of the head.

Stojkovic is rocked!
Stojkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Maake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stojkovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stojkovic tries to clinch but Maake moves out of range.
Maake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Stojkovic misses its intended target.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stojkovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maake takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Stojkovic looks to throw the jab but Maake is out of range.

Stojkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stojkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maake backwards.
Maake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stojkovic tries a body shot but Maake blocks it.
Stojkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Maake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maake is trying to push Stojkovic away but Stojkovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stojkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maake's brow.
Stojkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Maake controls his hands.
Stojkovic taking a breather.
Stojkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maake blocks a body shot from Stojkovic.
Maake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stojkovic scores with a shot to the side of Maake's head.
Stojkovic slowing the pace effectively.
Stojkovic tries to throw a body punch but Maake avoids it by throwing Stojkovic back against the cage.
Maake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stojkovic blocking some punches.
Maake tries to break the clinch but Stojkovic is controlling the position.
Stojkovic lands a body punch.

Maake breaks the clinch.
Stojkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stojkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Stojkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maake is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maake.
Maake working aggressively here.
Maake is trying to break the clinch but Stojkovic has him pressed against the cage.
Stojkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Maake tries to circle away but Stojkovic has him pinned against the cage.
Stojkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Stojkovic.
Maake leaning against his opponent.
Maake can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stojkovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maake lands with a right to the head.
Maake has had enough of the clinch but Stojkovic keeps him there for the moment.

Maake breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Stojkovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maake throws a series of punches but Stojkovic moves out of range.
Maake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maake throws the left hand but Stojkovic avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake ducks right into an uppercut from Stojkovic.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stojkovic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maake looks to land a left hand but Stojkovic moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Stojkovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maake doesn't seem phased though.
Maake lands a jab to the head.
Maake lands with a big left! Stojkovic is wobbled badly! Maake comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Stojkovic to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cedric Maake!
An out of breath Cedric Maake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.