PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veterano has chosen Turn The Lights Out as his entrance music. Martin Metaxa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Metaxa
vs
Veterano

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
203 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metaxa lands a head kick!
Veterano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Veterano. Those never looked like landing.
Metaxa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veterano.
Metaxa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Metaxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Metaxa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veterano's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veterano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Veterano looks to land a combination but Metaxa avoids it well.
Metaxa tries to clinch there but Veterano circles away.
A punch combination from Veterano misses.
Metaxa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Metaxa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Metaxa is looking to clinch but Veterano is avoiding it.
Metaxa doesn't manage to clinch there - Veterano circles away.
Metaxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa connects with a body shot that sends Veterano's belly button to the back.
Metaxa misses with a body kick.
Veterano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Metaxa tries to clinch there but Veterano circles away.
Metaxa throws a sloppy head kick and Veterano moves out of range easily.
Veterano falls off balance throwing a combination

and Metaxa counters with a crisp one two that drops Veterano! Metaxa thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Veterano to his feet! Veterano is in big trouble!

Veterano is rocked!
Veterano looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Metaxa closes the distance and clinches.
Veterano is still on wobbly legs! Can Metaxa finish him?
Veterano avoids the elbow strike from Metaxa, against the cage.
Veterano takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Marcelo Veterano has been cut.
Metaxa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Metaxa pushes off an throws an elbow but Veterano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Metaxa.
Metaxa tries to land knees in the clinch but Veterano avoids the damage to the body.
Veterano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Metaxa has Veterano pressed against the cage. He pushes Veterano back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Metaxa throws a beautiful elbow that sends Veterano crashing to the floor! Metaxa piles on the pressure with more strikes! Veterano is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Metaxa!
A relieved looking Martin Metaxa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.