PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 910 p4p, 903 weight class) and Daniel Brand (ranked 42 p4p, 41 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Brand was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Maestre
vs
Brand

225 cm
34
300
30 - 19 - 0

198 cm
36
270
26 - 18 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

IC&E Nutrition
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maestre counters with a stiff right hand.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maestre.
Brand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Brand does no damage.
Maestre jabs at Brand's body.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Brand takes a swing at Maestre's ribcage but misses.
Brand lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Maestre misses.
Brand slips under a jab from Maestre.
It seemed like Brand was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maestre. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maestre clobbers Brand with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maestre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brand throws a hook to the side of Maestre's head but Maestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brand slips under a jab from Maestre.
Maestre slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre throws a hook but Brand blocks it.
Maestre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maestre connects with a jab.
Brand misses with a hook. Maestre ducked under it nicely.
Maestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maestre.
Maestre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maestre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brand moves away.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Maestre.
Maestre throws out a powerful jab.
Maestre throws a nice looking combination but Brand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Maestre does no damage.
Maestre misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maestre lands with a shot to the body.
Maestre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maestre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre lands a glancing blow to the side of Brand's head.
A combination from Maestre does no damage.
Brand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maestre misses the shot to the body.
Maestre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brand drops his hands momentarily and Maestre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brand. Maestre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maestre appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maestre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brand circles away quickly and effectively.
Brand unleashes a big counter combination but Maestre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maestre.
Maestre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maestre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maestre misses with a hook. Brand ducked under it nicely.
Maestre jabs Brand right on the nose. Brand blinks but takes it well.
Brand throws a shot from downtown. Maestre moves away and avoids it.
Maestre lands a right hook to the body.
Brand moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Maestre misses.
Luis Maestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand fails to land with a series of punches.
Maestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maestre lands with a hook. Brand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maestre.
Maestre connects with a crisp jab.
Brand's corner calls for a 1-2. Brand obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brand throws a poor cross that misses
and Maestre counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre took some time post fight to say the following; 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.