PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 1003 p4p, 1194 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 29 p4p, 36 weight class). 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.

Maestre
vs
St Stone

225 cm
32
300
26 - 15 - 0

196 cm
32
282
20 - 26 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
New Standard

Vegan Gains

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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws the left hand but St Stone avoids the punch easily.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Maestre is avoiding it.
St Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maestre.
Maestre seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
St Stone moves in looking to clinch but Maestre pushes him off.
Maestre swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Maestre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St Stone.
St Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Maestre throws a right and a left that St Stone avoids nicely.

St Stone rushes Maestre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maestre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Stone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maestre up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestre scores with a hook to the body.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maestre tries to circle away but St Stone has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Maestre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Luis Maestre has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.

Maestre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

St Stone pushes Maestre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
St Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maestre's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Maestre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone wants to clinch but Maestre slips to the side
and Maestre counters with a stiff right hand.
Maestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Stone.
St Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Maestre misses the target.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Maestre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Maestre misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Stone tries to clinch but Maestre moves out of range.
As St Stone looks to move away, Maestre throws a big counter combo but St Stone just gets out of the way.
St Stone tries to clinch there but Maestre circles away.
Maestre swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a body shot.
St Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maestre.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Maestre is avoiding it.
Maestre fails to land with a series of punches.
Maestre misses with an uppercut.
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maestre misses with a body shot.
Maestre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maestre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maestre finds it's way round the side to connect with St Stone's head.
St Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
St Stone wants to counter with a clinch but Maestre pushes him away.
St Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Maestre misses.
Maestre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

St Stone has closed the distance and engaged Maestre in a clinch.
Maestre working hard to break the clinch.
Maestre is trying to break the clinch but St Stone has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
St Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.

Maestre breaks from the clinch.
Maestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Maestre circles away from the clinch attempt.

Maestre gets tackled into the cage by St Stone. St Stone maintains the clinch.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maestre is keeping busy.
Maestre is trying to break the clinch but St Stone is controlling him.
Maestre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maestre fails to land.
St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Stone.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Stone's elbow.
Maestre avoids the elbow strike from St Stone, against the cage.
St Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maestre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Maestre blocks with his arms.

Maestre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maestre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maestre scores with a sloppy right hand. St Stone should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Marcus St Stone's cut even more.

St Stone pushes Maestre up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Maestre.

Maestre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maestre digs a good hook to St Stone's body.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maestre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maestre keeps the fight on the outside.
Maestre is looking to counter punch.
Maestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Maestre dominated that round.
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!

St Stone avoids the body shot from Maestre.

St Stone drives through and clinches with Maestre against the cage.
St Stone blocking some punches.
St Stone tries to stall but Maestre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.

Maestre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luis Maestre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maestre works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maestre, as that shot connected.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Stone is looking to clinch.
Maestre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Maestre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Maestre. Those never looked like landing.
Maestre goes for a small jab and connects. Now Maestre goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! St Stone stumbles back but Maestre runs in with a huge uppercut knocking St Stone to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if St Stone will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre took some time post fight to say the following; 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.