PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philipp Tyurin (ranked 1720 p4p, 1869 weight class) and Jore Maki (ranked 73 p4p, 80 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maki's choice of entrance music: Tyron Woodley . Philipp Tyurin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tyurin
vs
Maki

225 cm
23
300
9 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
282
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Brooklyn Apothecary

Conquer
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philipp Tyurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jore Maki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyurin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyurin scores with a jab to the head.
Maki misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Tyurin catches Maki right on the button with a cross.
Tyurin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Maki counters with a crisp one two that drops Tyurin! Maki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tyurin to his feet! Tyurin is in big trouble!
Maki missing with a left hand there. Tyurin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyurin was well out of range. Poor timing from Maki.
Maki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Tyurin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyurin tries to clinch up.
Maki throws a hook to the side of Tyurin's head but Tyurin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyurin tries to clinch but Maki is having none of it.
Maki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Maki as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Philipp Tyurin has been cut.
Tyurin tries to clinch but Maki is having none of it.
Tyurin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maki tries to bum rush Tyurin with a series of wild strikes but Tyurin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyurin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tyurin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyurin misses with a two punch combination.
Tyurin slips under a jab from Maki.
Tyurin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyurin wants to clinch.
Maki loads up on a big right hand but Tyurin slips the punch.
Tyurin moves out of range as Maki strikes.
Tyurin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tyurin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyurin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maki misses with a left hand

and Tyurin counters with a nice right hand that sends Maki toppling to the canvas! Maki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tyurin finish him?!

It looks like Jore Maki has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Maki does no damage.
It looked like Tyurin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tyurin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maki! But no joy.
Tyurin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki.
Tyurin jabs Maki right on the nose. Maki blinks but takes it well.
Maki loads up on a big right hand but Tyurin slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyurin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maki misses with a looping right.
Tyurin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyurin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maki lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyurin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Tyurin does no damage.
Maki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyurin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyurin lands the left hand.
Maki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyurin was well out of range. Poor timing from Maki.
Tyurin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maki misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki scores with a body shot.
Tyurin lands a jab to the nose.
Philipp Tyurin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tyurin has closed the distance and engaged Maki in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyurin misses with a short punch on the inside.

Maki breaks from the clinch.
Tyurin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maki counters with a nice body shot.
Maki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyurin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maki throws out the jab.
Maki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jore Maki will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyurin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Philipp Tyurin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyurin lands with a hook. Maki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maki just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Tyurin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maki.
Tyurin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki.
Tyurin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tyurin with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Tyurin.
Tyurin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyurin.
Maki keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyurin pushes Maki up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyurin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maki is keeping busy.
Maki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyurin backwards.
The referee calls for Tyurin to work.
Maki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyurin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maki has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyurin.
Maki lands a body shot.
Maki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyurin is trying to break free.
Maki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maki is leaning against Tyurin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyurin is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Maki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyurin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyurin misses with a punch to the body.
Maki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyurin backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maki.
Tyurin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyurin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A frustrated look appears on Tyurin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maki fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tyurin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyurin tries to clinch
and Maki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyurin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maki misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Maki misses.
Tyurin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maki swings widly with a right hand
and Tyurin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyurin throws the left hand but Maki avoids the punch easily.
Maki swings widly with a right hand
and Tyurin counters with a nice uppercut.
Maki misses with a body shot.
Maki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyurin.
Tyurin tries to clinch but Maki moves out of range.
Tyurin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki.
Tyurin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a big shot that misses.
Maki misses with a straight right.
Maki moves out of range as Tyurin strikes.
Maki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyurin throws a right hand that Maki ducks under and follows up with a left that Maki also avoids with ease.
Jore Maki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyurin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maki thinking.
Tyurin scores with a nice head shot.
Maki keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Maki lands a nice shot that snaps Tyurin's head back.
Tyurin tries to clinch but Maki moves away

and Maki counters with a crisp one two that drops Tyurin! Maki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tyurin to his feet! Tyurin is in big trouble!
Tyurin slips a jab from Maki.
Tyurin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jore Maki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tyurin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maki in his tracks.
Maki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyurin.
Tyurin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maki jabs Tyurin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maki!
Maki misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyurin tries to clinch there but Maki circles away.
Tyurin throws out a loose jab but Maki uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Maki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Tyurin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyurin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki slips a straight right by Tyurin.
Tyurin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tyurin with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Tyurin.
Tyurin throws a right and a left that Maki avoids nicely.
Tyurin tries to clinch there but Maki circles away.
As Tyurin backs off Maki throws a huge counter combo but Tyurin manages to avoid it all.
Maki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyurin's head.

Philipp Tyurin's cut is getting worse.
Maki lunges at Tyurin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyurin's hand.
Tyurin tries to clinch there but Maki circles away.
Maki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyurin misses with a combination
and Maki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Philipp Tyurin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maki misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyurin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tyurin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyurin walks into a stiff left hand from Maki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyurin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyurin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maki.
Tyurin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tyurin.
Tyurin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyurin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jeez, Philipp Tyurin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philipp Tyurin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jore Maki!
A pretty intense looking Jore Maki took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.