PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Lopetus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopetus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Taisumov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by eRa- Enae Volare Mezzo. Maxim Taisumov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lopetus
vs
Taisumov

168 cm
28
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

174 cm
29
166 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keijo Lopetus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopetus swings for the body but Taisumov moves out of range.
Lopetus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taisumov circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopetus.
Taisumov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopetus.
Lopetus thuds his shin into the meat of Taisumov's side.
Lopetus misses with a kick to the body.
Lopetus lands a nice shot that snaps Taisumov's head back.

It looks like Maxim Taisumov has been cut.
Taisumov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taisumov is looking for the big counter here.
Lopetus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taisumov.
Lopetus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopetus cracks Taisumov with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
Lopetus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taisumov.
Lopetus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taisumov.
Taisumov defending well as Lopetus loads up on a big left hand.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Lopetus misses with a wild body shot.
As Lopetus backs off Taisumov throws a huge counter combo but Lopetus manages to avoid it all.
Lopetus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taisumov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taisumov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taisumov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopetus.
Keijo Lopetus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopetus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taisumov misses with a looping right.
Taisumov misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus cracks a nice hook into Taisumov's ribs.
Taisumov walks into a stiff left hand from Lopetus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopetus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taisumov ducks under a wild hook from Lopetus.
Lopetus pushes Taisumov away with a front kick.
Taisumov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopetus circles away quickly and effectively.

Lopetus closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Lopetus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Lopetus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lopetus has a couple of punches blocked by Taisumov.
Lopetus lands a nice uppercut.
Lopetus cracks Taisumov with a nice body shot.
Lopetus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopetus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taisumov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopetus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopetus pushes Taisumov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lopetus is leaning against Taisumov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Lopetus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lopetus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taisumovs head.
A short right from Lopetus on the inside.
Lopetus lands an uppercut.
Lopetus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopetus.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopetus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keijo Lopetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Taisumov.
Lopetus lands a left hand.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Lopetus won't allow it.
Taisumov jumps guard but Lopetus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taisumov looks winded!
Taisumov jumps guard but Lopetus stands there with Taisumov around his waist. Taisumov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lopetus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopetus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taisumov fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus lands an uppercut.
Lopetus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopetus gets through Taisumov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taisumov jumps guard but Lopetus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopetus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lopetus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopetus swings wildly with an uppercut but Taisumov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Lopetus holds him up against the cage and eventually Taisumov drops back down to his feet.
Taisumov jumps guard but Lopetus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Lopetus as the two fighters clinch.

Taisumov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lopetus stays in close to Taisumov's body and controls the position.
Lopetus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Lopetus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Taisumov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lopetus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taisumov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taisumov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopetus tries to clinch up
and Taisumov counters with a nice uppercut.
Taisumov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Lopetus avoids nicely.
Lopetus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taisumov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopetus misses the target.
Lopetus jabs Taisumov right on the nose. Taisumov blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Lopetus backs off Taisumov throws a huge counter combo but Lopetus manages to avoid it all.
Lopetus scores with a body shot.
Lopetus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taisumov.
Lopetus scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Lopetus lands.
That kick from Lopetus tenderised Taisumov's leg. Taisumov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopetus cracks Taisumov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taisumov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopetus connects with a leg kick. Taisumov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taisumov avoids the body shot from Lopetus.
Taisumov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lopetus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keijo Lopetus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Taisumov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taisumov. Lopetus does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Taisumov looks to move away, Lopetus throws a big counter combo but Taisumov just gets out of the way.
Lopetus thuds a left hand into Taisumov's body.
Lopetus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taisumov can do to turn this around?
Lopetus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lopetus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taisumov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopetus.
Lopetus scores with a body shot.
Lopetus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopetus - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Lopetus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopetus forces Taisumov back against the cage and clinches.
Lopetus misses with the head strike.
Taisumov jumps guard but Lopetus stands there with Taisumov around his waist. Taisumov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taisumov jumps guard but Lopetus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lopetus pushes Taisumov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lopetus lands a nice shot to the body.
Taisumov is breathing heavily.
Lopetus lands a left hand.
Lopetus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taisumov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keijo Lopetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Taisumov.
Taisumov jumps guard but Lopetus stands there with Taisumov around his waist. Taisumov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lopetus scores with a shot to the side of Taisumov's head.
Lopetus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taisumov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lopetus is leaning against Taisumov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taisumov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lopetus to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Lopetus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lopetus lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopetus scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taisumov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopetus.
Lopetus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Lopetus is working Taisumov over against the cage.
Taisumov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lopetus walks away with a smile on his face. Taisumov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopetus lands with a nice body kick.
Taisumov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopetus.
Lopetus lands a leg kick that knocks Taisumov off balance momentarily.
Lopetus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taisumov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopetus just misses with a punch to the body.
Taisumov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lopetus with a body shot.
Lopetus lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Lopetus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Taisumov's cut.
That's time! Lopetus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lopetus throws a head kick that misses.
Lopetus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopetus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taisumov! But no joy.
Lopetus scores with a jab. Taisumov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopetus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taisumov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopetus. Lopetus obviously looking to wear him down.
Taisumov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopetus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopetus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taisumov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopetus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taisumov. That did some damage!
Taisumov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taisumov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus lands a head kick!
Lopetus lands a head kick. Taisumov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Taisumov is rocked!
Taisumov walks into a left hand.
Taisumov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopetus finish him?

Lopetus has closed the distance and engaged Taisumov in a clinch.
Taisumov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopetus smiles and moves away.
Lopetus lands a leg kick that knocks Taisumov off balance momentarily.
Lopetus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taisumov seems to have recovered his senses.
Taisumov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopetus connects with a body shot that sends Taisumov's belly button to the back.

Lopetus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lopetus.
Taisumov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taisumov jumps guard but Lopetus stands there with Taisumov around his waist. Taisumov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lopetus lands a shoulder strike.
Taisumov is trying to pull guard but Lopetus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Keijo Lopetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Taisumov.
Taisumov fails to pull guard.
Taisumov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lopetus.
Lopetus pushes Taisumov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopetus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Lopetus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lopetus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Lopetus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Lopetus.
Lopetus cracks Taisumov with a nice body shot.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Lopetus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lopetus.
Taisumov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lopetus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopetus scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopetus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lopetus.
A nice left hand lands by Lopetus.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopetus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taisumov fails to pull guard.
Lopetus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lopetus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lopetus pushes Taisumov against the cage. Lopetus is working some dirty boxing. Lopetus pushes off with a quick right hook! Taisumov goes down! Taisumov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lopetus moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Lopetus!
A less than humble Keijo Lopetus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.