PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Packer (ranked 2737 p4p, 2757 weight class) and Juha Maenpaa (ranked 339 p4p, 344 weight class). Juha Maenpaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Packer
vs
Maenpaa

177 cm
46
190
29 - 24 - 0

188 cm
23
185
3 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Maenpaa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maenpaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Packer.
Maenpaa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Packer.
A jab from Packer misses.
Maenpaa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Packer clinches with his opponent.
Packer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maenpaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Maenpaa scores with a hook to the body.
Maenpaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maenpaa lands a right hand.
A short left from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maenpaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
Maenpaa blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Maenpaa fails to land.
Maenpaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maenpaa misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maenpaa blocks an elbow strike from Packer.
Packer has a couple of punches blocked by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as Packer controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Packer.
Packer has a couple of punches blocked by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Packer lands an elbow just above Maenpaa 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maenpaa breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Maenpaa misses.
Maenpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
Packer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maenpaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Packer.
A punch lands to the side of Packer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maenpaa throws a hook to the side of Packer's head but Packer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maenpaa looks to land a left hand but Packer moved out of range nicely.
Maenpaa thuds a left hand into Packer's body.
Packer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Packer.
A right-left combo lands from Packer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maenpaa scores with a jab to the head.
Packer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Packer moves away from the strike by Maenpaa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Packer walks into a stiff left hand from Maenpaa.
Packer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maenpaa throws out the jab.
Maenpaa throws a shot from downtown. Packer moves away and avoids it.
Packer looks to land a right hand but Maenpaa moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Maenpaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maenpaa looks to land a right hand but Packer moved out of range.
Packer misses with a hook. Maenpaa ducked under it nicely.
Maenpaa lands the left hand.
Packer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maenpaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maenpaa misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Packer does no damage.
Maenpaa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No joy there for Packer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Maenpaa clinches up against the cage.
Packer lands with a left to the head.

Maenpaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maenpaa dips to his left and cracks Packer with an uppercut!

Packer closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Packer throws an elbow but it misses.
Maenpaa working aggressively here.
Maenpaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maenpaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maenpaa scores with a shot to the side of Packer's head.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maenpaa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maenpaa.
Packer lands a nice elbow.
Maenpaa works on Packer's body with a couple of short punches.
Maenpaa lands a body shot.
Maenpaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maenpaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Packer controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer looking to throw knees to the head but Maenpaa is blocking nicely.
Packer lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Maenpaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Packer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maenpaa's defenses.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maenpaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maenpaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Packer misses with the head strike.
Maenpaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Packers head.
Maenpaa tries a body shot but Packer blocks it.
Maenpaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Packer.
Maenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Maenpaa throws a head punch that misses.
Maenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Packer misses with a punch on the inside.
Maenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Maenpaa back against the cage.
Packer prevents a body shot from Maenpaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Packer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maenpaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
Maenpaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Packer has a couple of punches blocked by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Packer's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Maenpaa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa works over Packer's head and body with a nice combination.
Packer misses with a looping right.
A big left from Maenpaa misses.
Maenpaa walks into a straight right hand from Packer.
Maenpaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Packer throws a lazy uppercut
and Maenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Maenpaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maenpaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Maenpaa misses its intended target.
Packer slips under a jab.
Juha Maenpaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Packer throws a big shot that misses.
Packer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maenpaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Packer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maenpaa moves away.
Maenpaa cracks Packer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Maenpaa misses.
Maenpaa scores with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Maenpaa coming out on top.
Maenpaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maenpaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Packer is just out of range.
Maenpaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Packer swings widly with a right hand
enabling Maenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Packer clobbers Maenpaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Maenpaa rushes Packer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Packer.
Maenpaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Packer's elbow.
Maenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Packer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Maenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Maenpaa back against the cage.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa lands an uppercut.
Packer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa has had enough of the clinch but Packer keeps him there for the moment.
Maenpaa blocks a body shot from Packer.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Packer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Packer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maenpaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Packer scores with a shoulder strike.
Maenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maenpaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Maenpaa back against the cage.
Maenpaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Packer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa lands a shoulder strike.
Maenpaa misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Packer throws a head punch that misses.
Maenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Packer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Packer throws a punch but it's blocked by Maenpaa.
Packer misses with some punches.
Maenpaa cracks Packer with a nice body shot.
Maenpaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maenpaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
Packer blocks a body shot from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Packer.
Packer blocks a body shot from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Packer.
Packer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Maenpaa.
Packer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maenpaa.
A right hand to the body from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa lands a right hand.
Maenpaa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maenpaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Packer.
Maenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maenpaa misses with a punch to the body.
Packer prevents a body shot from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Maenpaa.

Maenpaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Packer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa throws a body punch but Packer moves out of range.
Maenpaa lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maenpaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maenpaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Packer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Maenpaa clinches up against the cage.
Maenpaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Maenpaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Maenpaa looks to land a right hand but Packer moved out of range.
Maenpaa takes a swing at Packer's ribcage but misses.
Packer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maenpaa.
Packer slips a straight right by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Maenpaa finds it's way through Packer's defenses.
Packer moves out of range as Maenpaa strikes.
Maenpaa avoids the body shot from Packer.

Packer gets tackled into the cage by Maenpaa. Maenpaa maintains the clinch.
Packer missing with knees to the body.
Maenpaa misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maenpaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Packers head.
Maenpaa pushes Packer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maenpaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
A short body shot lands from Maenpaa as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maenpaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Packer backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maenpaa blocks an elbow strike.
Maenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Maenpaa back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maenpaa.
Packer misses with the head strike.
Maenpaa working aggressively here.
Packer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maenpaa avoids the elbow strike from Packer, against the cage.
Maenpaa lands a left hand.
Maenpaa misses with the head strike.
Maenpaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
Maenpaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Packer lands a damaging elbow.
Maenpaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juha Maenpaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Maenpaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maenpaa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Maenpaa drives through and clinches with Packer against the cage.
Maenpaa scores with a shot to the side of Packer's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maenpaa lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa lands an uppercut.
A short left from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa lands a body punch.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Packer tries to land a knee to the head but Maenpaa blocks with his arms.
Maenpaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Packer.
Packer misses with some punches.
Maenpaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Maenpaa - that landed with a thud.
Maenpaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maenpaa lands an uppercut.

Packer is rocked!
Maenpaa lands a right hand.
Oh Packer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maenpaa lands a shot to the body.
Maenpaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Packer blocks a body shot from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Maenpaa back against the cage.
Maenpaa gets through Packer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maenpaa scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Maenpaa - that landed with a thud.
Maenpaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maenpaa throws a big uppercut that drops Packer! More strikes from Maenpaa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Packer lies dazed against the cage as Maenpaa celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Maenpaa!