PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jussila
vs
Zedong

195 cm
28
225 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

180 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Jussila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jussila uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zedong has time to react.
Jussila throws a leg kick but Zedong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jussila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Jussila. No joy for Zedong on that attempt.
Zedong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jussila misses the shot to the body.
Jussila sizes up Zedong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zedong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jussila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zedong.

Zedong clinches with his opponent.
Jussila throws a head punch that misses.
Zedong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jussila.
Jussila blocks an uppercut.
Jussila taking a breather.
Jussila misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong takes an elbow to the temple.
Zedong prevents a body shot from Jussila.
Zedong dodges an elbow strike from Jussila.

Zedong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zedong jabs at Jussila's body.
Zedong wants to clinch up but Jussila keeps it at a distance.
Zedong walks into a straight right hand from Jussila.
Zedong avoids the head kick by Jussila.
Zedong tries to clinch up.
Zedong digs a good hook to Jussila's body.
Mao Zedong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussila wants to land a leg kick but Zedong is out of range.
Zedong throws a body punch but Jussila moves out of range.
Zedong checks the leg kick.
Jussila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zedong sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zedong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zedong looks to land a combination but Jussila avoids it well.
Jussila throws a hook to the side of Zedong's head but Zedong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jussila throws the left hand but Zedong avoids the punch easily.
Zedong thows a body shot but no joy.
Zedong scores with a leg kick.
Jussila throws a sloppy body shot
and Zedong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Jussila misses.
Jussila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zedong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jussila rather than just go for the knockout.
Zedong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zedong misses with a two punch combination.
Jussila connects with the punch.
Zedong misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussila slips a jab from Zedong.
Zedong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jussila.
Zedong misses with a body shot.
Zedong misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Jussila misses its intended target.
Zedong walks into a left hand.
Jaakko Jussila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zedong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jussila.
Zedong throws a sloppy head kick and Jussila moves out of range easily.
Jussila avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zedong connects with a right hand. Jussila shakes it off.
Jussila cracks Zedong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zedong scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Jussila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zedong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jussila throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong blocks a head kick by Jussila.
Zedong connects with a solid leg kick.
Zedong looks to score with a jab to the body but Jussila is just out of range.
Jussila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zedong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jussila tests Zedong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zedong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jussila takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zedong blocks a head kick by Jussila.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Zedong.
Zedong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jussila is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zedong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jussila moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jaakko Jussila will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jussila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jussila looks to land a body kick but Zedong moved away.
Jussila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zedong delivers a nice body kick.
Mao Zedong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zedong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jussila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zedong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zedong throws the kick towards the body but Jussila avoids it.
Zedong is looking to land body kicks.
Jussila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jussila throws a leg kick but Zedong sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Zedong rushes Jussila and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jussila creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila being controlled against the cage.
Jussila prevents Zedong from breaking the clinch.
Jussila misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zedong.
Jussila stops a takedown attempt from Zedong.
Zedong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Jussila.
Zedong controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zedong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jussila's brow.
Zedong throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussila misses with an elbow strike.
Zedong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zedong blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Zedong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Jussila.
Zedong tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zedong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jussila counters with a solid body kick.
Jaakko Jussila is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jussila tests Zedong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zedong sizes up Jussila with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jussila lands a nice hook to Zedong's body. Zedong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong misses with a hook.
Zedong staying out of range there.

Zedong moves into range and clinches up with Jussila.
Jussila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zedong takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jussila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong tries to stall but Jussila uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jussila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jussila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jussila tries to work over Zedong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Zedong fails to land.
Jussila throws an elbow but it misses.
Zedong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jussila slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussila lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Zedong.

Zedong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zedong misses with a looping right.
Zedong is looking to clinch but Jussila is avoiding it.
Zedong throws a jab but it's blocked by Jussila.
Zedong checks a low kick from Jussila.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jussila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zedong.
Jussila lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jussila. That's going to slow Zedong down.
Zedong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jussila circles away quickly and effectively.
Zedong misses with a low kick.
Jussila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Jussila dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Jussila there.
Zedong slips under a jab.
Zedong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jussila moves away.
Zedong looks to throw a body kick
and Jussila counters with a nice leg kick.
Jussila throws a nice looking combination but Zedong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zedong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jussila.
Jussila is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jussila misses with a straight left.
Jussila throws a hook but Zedong blocks it.
Zedong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jussila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jussila throws a right and a left that Zedong avoids nicely.
Jussila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jussila misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Zedong lands a left and a right that send Jussila crashing to the mat, dazed. Zedong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jussila is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zedong closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Jussila out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mao Zedong!
Mao Zedong thanked the fans post fight for their support.