|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metaxa has chosen •99• The Haunted🔫 as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
|
185 cm
25
218 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esoj Aicrag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metaxa cracks a nice hook into Aicrag's ribs.
Aicrag lands with a nice body punch.
Metaxa wants to clinch up but Aicrag keeps it at a distance.
Aicrag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aicrag thows a body shot but no joy.
Metaxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metaxa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aicrag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metaxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metaxa darts in trying to clinch
and Aicrag counters with a nice body shot.
Metaxa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Metaxa moves to clinch but Aicrag breaks away
and Aicrag counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aicrag lands with a straight right. Metaxa didn't see that one coming.
Metaxa is looking to clinch but Aicrag is avoiding it.
Aicrag thows a body shot but no joy.
Metaxa lands a nice looking body kick.
Metaxa blocks a head kick by Aicrag.
A combination from Metaxa does no damage.
Metaxa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aicrag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aicrag misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aicrag gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Metaxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aicrag lands a body shot.
Aicrag swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aicrag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Aicrag.
Metaxa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aicrag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Metaxa is looking to clinch.
Aicrag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aicrag swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aicrag throws a series of strikes that have Metaxa backpedaling.
Metaxa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aicrag.
Aicrag swats away the attempt to clinch by Metaxa.
Metaxa wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa is looking to clinch but Aicrag is avoiding it.
Aicrag throws out a leg kick but Metaxa moves out of range and Aicrag only half commits.
Aicrag throws a quick inside leg kick.
Metaxa tries to clinch up but Aicrag circles away and keeps his distance.
Metaxa wants to clinch up but Aicrag keeps it at a distance.
Aicrag misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Metaxa. That snapped Aicrag's head back.
Martin Metaxa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aicrag tries to keep at a distance but Metaxa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Metaxa misses with a punch on the inside.
Aicrag misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aicrag.
Metaxa missing with knees to the body.
Aicrag tries to break free but Metaxa pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Metaxa throws an elbow but misses.
Aicrag lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Aicrag.
A short uppercut from Metaxa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aicrag wants to break free but Metaxa has control.
Metaxa scores with a shoulder strike.
Metaxa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aicrag is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Metaxa.
A short right from Metaxa on the inside.
Metaxa lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Metaxa misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metaxa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Aicrag.
Metaxa tries to work over Aicrag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Metaxa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Aicrag moves out of range.
Metaxa darts in and clinches Aicrag up against the cage.
Aicrag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Metaxa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aicrag is looking to take this one to the mat.
Aicrag looking to stall.
Aicrag misses with a punch to the body.
Metaxa misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metaxa.
Aicrag is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Metaxa is keeping busy.
Metaxa being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Metaxa.
Aicrag blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aicrag avoids it.
Metaxa misses with a punch to the body.
Aicrag just leaning against Metaxa, taking a breather.
Metaxa lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Metaxa misses with an elbow strike.
Metaxa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Metaxa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Metaxa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Metaxa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Metaxa lands a shot to the body.
Metaxa lands a left hand.
Aicrag tries to work over Metaxa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aicrag scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aicrag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aicrag as Metaxa tries to tie him up.
Aicrag stalls.
Metaxa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aicrag's defenses.
It looks like Esoj Aicrag has been cut.
Metaxa swings wildly with an uppercut but Aicrag uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Metaxa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aicrag can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esoj Aicrag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metaxa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Metaxa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Metaxa misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Metaxa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Metaxa.
Metaxa lands an elbow just above Aicrag 's eye.
Metaxa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Metaxa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aicrag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Metaxa stops a takedown attempt from Aicrag.
Metaxa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aicrag avoiding damage as Metaxa throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Metaxa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aicrag's elbow.
Aicrag drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Metaxa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Metaxa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Metaxa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aicrags head.
Metaxa scores with a shot to the side of Aicrag's head.
Metaxa tries to throw a body punch but Aicrag avoids it by throwing Metaxa back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Metaxa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metaxa.
Metaxa lands an uppercut.
Metaxa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Metaxa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aicrag backwards.
Metaxa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aicrag backwards.
Metaxa lands a nice elbow.
Metaxa misses with a punch to the body.
Metaxa scores with a shoulder strike.
Metaxa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aicrag avoids it.
Metaxa swings wildly with an uppercut but Aicrag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin Metaxa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Metaxa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Metaxa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Metaxa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aicrag backwards.
Aicrag takes a shot to the head.
Aicrag is rocked!
Aicrag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Metaxa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Esoj Aicrag's cut.
That's time! Aicrag's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aicrag.
Metaxa moves into the clinch.
Metaxa throws an elbow that misses.
Metaxa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aicrag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metaxa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Metaxa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Metaxa with a jab.
Aicrag scores with a leg kick.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Aicrag is having none of it.
Metaxa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aicrag thuds his shin into the meat of Metaxa's side.
A big right from Aicrag misses.
Aicrag throws a lazy body kick
and Metaxa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aicrag throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Aicrag moves away
and Aicrag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aicrag keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aicrag.
Aicrag looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Metaxa works the jab nicely.
Aicrag throws a low kick but Metaxa avoids it.
Aicrag lands a head shot.
Aicrag throws a head kick that misses.
Metaxa tries to clinch up but Aicrag circles away and keeps his distance.
Aicrag tries to land a front kick but Metaxa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Metaxa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aicrag takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metaxa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Metaxa doesn't manage to clinch there - Aicrag circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag keeps the fight on the outside.
Metaxa tries to clinch up
and Aicrag counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martin Metaxa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aicrag misses with an uppercut. Metaxa saw that one coming.
Martin Metaxa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aicrag needs to keep his hands up - Metaxa had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Metaxa blocks the leg kick.
Aicrag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metaxa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aicrag misses with a low kick.
Aicrag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metaxa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Aicrag moves out of range.
Aicrag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Metaxa misses with a body shot.
Esoj Aicrag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa throws a body punch but Aicrag moves out of range.
Aicrag throws a body kick that misses
and Metaxa counters with a two punch combo.
Metaxa slips a straight right by Aicrag.
Aicrag pivots, looking for a leg kick but Metaxa is out of range and Aicrag settles back down.
Aicrag gets tackled into the cage by Metaxa. Metaxa maintains the clinch.
Metaxa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aicrag avoids a wild elbow strike from Metaxa.
Metaxa tries to land knees in the clinch but Aicrag avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Metaxa.
Metaxa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aicrag avoids a wild elbow strike from Metaxa.
Still in the clinch, Metaxa scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Metaxa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aicrag tries a body shot but Metaxa blocks it.
Metaxa cracks Aicrag with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aicrag's defenses.
Aicrag is trying to push Metaxa away but Metaxa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Metaxa looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Metaxa.
Metaxa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Metaxa misses with an elbow strike.
Metaxa lands an uppercut.
Aicrag is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Metaxa lands a damaging elbow.
Metaxa lands a nice uppercut.
Metaxa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aicrag's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metaxa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aicrag lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metaxa.
Metaxa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin Metaxa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Aicrag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aicrag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Metaxa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Metaxa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Metaxa!
A victorious Martin Metaxa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
